Understanding and measuring autonomy: An entrepreneurial orientation perspective

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 47-69

  Lumpkin, G T ^a   Cogliser, Claudia C ^a   Schneider, Dawn R ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

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EID: 58149284264     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00280.x     Document Type: Article

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