Does prior start-up experience matter for entrepreneurs' learning?: A comparison between novice and habitual entrepreneurs

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 472-489

  Politis, Diamanto ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Business formation; Entrepreneurs; Learning; Organizational effectiveness

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249113595     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000810892292     Document Type: Article

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