Gender and entrepreneurial networks

Regional Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 135-149

  Hanson, Susan ^a   Blake, Megan ^b  

^a CLARK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Gender; Networks; Place

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER RELATIONS; NETWORKING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 60749096860     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400802251452     Document Type: Article

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