The myth of the entrepreneurial economy: Employment and innovation in small firms

Work, Employment and Society

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 373-384

  Parker, Rachel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

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EID: 0035354462     PISSN: 09500170     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/09500170122119002     Document Type: Article

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