Ethical considerations of the legitimacy lie

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 949-964

  Rutherford, Matthew W ^a   Buller, Paul F ^b   Stebbins, J Michael ^b  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67650687355     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00310.x     Document Type: Article

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