The entrepreneurial theory of the firm and the theory of the entrepreneurial firm

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1107-1124

  Langlois, Richard N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

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EID: 35949003685     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: 14676486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2007.00728.x     Document Type: Article

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