Entrepreneurial energy: Associative entrepreneurship in the renewable energy sector in Wales

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 313-329

  Cato, Molly Scott ^a   Arthur, Len ^a   Keenoy, Tom ^b   Smith, Russell ^a  

^a CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Economic development; Entrepreneurialism; Renewable energy; Wales

Indexed keywords

EID: 50249120631     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550810897678     Document Type: Review

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