Venture creation and the enterprising individual: A review and synthesis

Journal of Management

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 379-399

  Shook, Christopher L ^a   Priem, Richard L ^b   McGee, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MILWAUKEE   (United States)

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EID: 0037678774     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0149-2063(03)00016-3     Document Type: Article

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