A longitudinal study of habitual entrepreneurs: Starters and acquirers

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-228

  Ucbasaran, Deniz ^a   Wright, Mike ^a   Westhead, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business ownership; Case studies; Habitual entrepreneurs; Human capital; Implications

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM OWNERSHIP; HUMAN CAPITAL;

EID: 0041924962     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620210145009     Document Type: Article

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