On field research methods for theory building and testing

Handbook of Research on International Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 781-792

  Volery, Thierry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34249684578     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845420512.00054     Document Type: Chapter

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