Methodological issues in international entrepreneurship research

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 485-508

  Coviello, Nicole E ^a   Jones, Marian V ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

International entrepreneurship; Methodological issues; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 2342597189     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2003.06.001     Document Type: Article

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