A review of the evolutionary approach to the study of entrepreneurship

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 399-423

  Breslin, Dermot ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LINCOLN   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 56049112374     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00234.x     Document Type: Article

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