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Size really matters -- new Insights for tech start-ups' survival in February Management Insights
02-26-2007 · EurekAlert!The breadth of executives' social networks with colleagues at other firms plays a crucial role in deciding which tech start-ups will live or die, according to the Management Insights feature in the February issue of Management Science, the flagship journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS).
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