The expectations of new business founders: The New Zealand case

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 279-285

  Pinfold, John F ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 0035534871     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00025     Document Type: Article

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