Entrepreneurship as the nexus of individual and opportunity: A structuration view

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 286-305

  Sarason, Yolanda ^a   Dean, Tom ^b   Dillard, Jesse F ^c  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Duality; Nexus of entrepreneur and opportunity; Structuration theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645310140     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.02.007     Document Type: Article

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