The search for a new entrepreneurial drive in manufacturing in Japan

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 1, Issue 3-4, 2001, Pages 317-328

  Debroux, Philippe ^a  

^a SOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Japan entrepreneurial drive; manufacturing; network of excellency; small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs); venture business culture; venture capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349841553     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2001.000459     Document Type: Article

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