Clarifying the entrepreneurial orientation construct and linking it to performance

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 135-172

  Lumpkin, G T ^a,b   Dess, Gregory G ^b,c  

^a NORTHEASTERN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 0030526812     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.1996.9602161568     Document Type: Article

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