Israeli women entrepreneurs: An examination of factors affecting performance

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 315-339

  Lerner, Miri ^d   Brush, Candida ^a   Hisrich, Robert ^b,c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d NONE

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EID: 0031184885     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(96)00061-4     Document Type: Article

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