Women entrepreneurs in Romania, Poland, and the United States: Cultural and family influences on strategy and growth

Family Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 61-73

  Gundry, Lisa K ^a   Ben Yoseph, Miriam ^a  

^a DePaul University   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0041996096     PISSN: 08944865     EISSN: 17416248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6248.1998.00061.x     Document Type: Article

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