Why do small firms produce the entrepreneurs?

Journal of Socio-Economics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 484-494

  Parker, Simon C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Firm size; Occupational choice; Self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 64149117498     PISSN: 10535357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socec.2008.07.013     Document Type: Article

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