Conceptualizing corporate entrepreneurship strategy

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-46

  Ireland, R Duane ^a   Covin, Jeffrey G ^b   Kuratko, Donald F ^b  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 58149291530     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2008.00279.x     Document Type: Article

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