Transduction and entrepreneurship: A biophilosophical image of the entrepreneur

Scandinavian Journal of Management

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 103-112

  Styhre, Alexander ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biophilosophy; Entrepreneurs; Entrepreneurship; Gilbert Simondon; Transduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 43449118373     PISSN: 09565221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scaman.2008.03.004     Document Type: Article

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