Reassessing Portfolio Entrepreneurship

Small Business Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 371-380

  Carter, Sara ^a   Ram, Monder ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 1642542011     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1026115121083     Document Type: Conference Paper

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