Researching entrepreneurship and education: Part 1: What is entrepreneurship and does it matter?

Education and Training

Volumn 47, Issue 8-9, 2005, Pages 665-677

  Matlay, Harry ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Entrepreneurialism; Research methods; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344440144     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910510633198     Document Type: Review

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