Entrepreneurs' transitions from corporate life to own ventures : leveraging human capital and social capital to establish new businesses

This thesis explores the phenomenon of individuals leaving management careers in large corporations and establishing their own new ventures. Although the "corporate leaver" entrepreneur story enjoys frequent coverage in the popular press, there is little extant academic research on these i...

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Main Author: Terjesen, Siri
Other Authors: Vinnicombe, Susan ; Svejenova, Silviya
Published: Cranfield University 2005
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Online Access:http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.512749