The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 217-226

  Shane, Scott ^a   Venkataraman, S ^a  

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EID: 0034341743     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2000.2791611     Document Type: Article

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