Skill-Based development of entrepreneurs and the role of personal and peer group coaching in enterprise development

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 193-210

  Kutzhanova, Nailya ^a   Lyons, Thomas S ^b   Lichtenstein, Gregg A ^c  

^a Collaborative Strategies ^*  (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Business coaching; Economic development; Entrepreneurship; Human development; Skill building

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; LEARNING; SKILLED LABOR; TEACHING;

APPALACHIANS; NORTH AMERICA;

EID: 70349196818     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242409336547     Document Type: Article

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