The role of higher education skills and support in graduate self-employment

Studies in Higher Education

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 653-672

  Greene, Francis J ^a   Saridakis, George ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 55849109660     PISSN: 03075079     EISSN: 1470174X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03075070802457082     Document Type: Article

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