Philosophies in entrepreneurship: A focus on economic theories

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 201-221

  Pittaway, Luke ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic theory; Entrepreneurialism; Philosophy

Indexed keywords

EID: 18844372033     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550510598790     Document Type: Article

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