Determinants of regional entrepreneurship dynamics in contemporary Germany: A conceptual and empirical analysis

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-384

  Tamásy, Christine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Determinants; Germany; New business success; Regional enterpreneurship dynamics; Start up activities

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; REGIONAL ECONOMY;

CENTRAL EUROPE; EURASIA; EUROPE; GERMANY;

EID: 33745107852     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600612137     Document Type: Article

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