An evolutionary approach to the theory of entrepreneurship

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 493-514

  Grebel, Thomas ^a   Pyka, Andreas ^b   Hanusch, Horst ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUGSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0942278078     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271032000163702     Document Type: Article

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