Positive Illusions and New Venture Creation: Conceptual Issues and An Empirical Illustration

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 405-412

  Ottesen, Geir Grundvåg ^a   Grønhaug, Kjell ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

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EID: 34447638241     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2005.00360.x     Document Type: Article

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