Shifting family involvement during the entrepreneurial process

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 258-277

  Klyver, Kim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Denmark; Entrepreneurialism; Family; Social networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547875069     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550710780867     Document Type: Article

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