The Origins of Self-Employment in Ethno-cultural Communities: Distinguishing between Orthodox Entrepreneurship and Reactionary Enterprise

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 52-68

  Dana, Léo Paul ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

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EID: 0031496809     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.1997.tb00118.x     Document Type: Article

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