The split entrepreneurial identity of the farmer

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 48-63

  Vesala, Kari Mikko ^a   Peura, Juuso ^a   McElwee, Gerard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Diversification; Entrepreneurialism; Entrepreneurs; Finland

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847095059     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710727881     Document Type: Article

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