Rethinking the mentoring process for women micro-entrepreneurs

International Journal of Innovation and Learning

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 387-402

  Warren, Lorraine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial networks; Experiential learning; Narrative analysis; Women owned businesses

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; WOMENS STATUS;

EID: 33744986002     PISSN: 14718197     EISSN: 17408016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJIL.2006.009563     Document Type: Article

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