You say illegal, i say legitimate: Entrepreneurship in the informal economy

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 492-510

  Webb, Justin W ^a   Tihanyi, Laszlo ^a   Ireland, R Duane ^a   Sirmon, David G ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67249114705     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/AMR.2009.40632826     Document Type: Review

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