Motivations and obstacles for small business entrepreneurship in Russia: Fifteen years in transition

Journal of East-West Business

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 25-49

  Zhuplev, Anatoly ^a   Shtykhno, Dmitry ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PLEKHANOV RUSSIAN UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Motivations; Obstacles; Russia; Small business

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS CYCLE; DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS; ENTREPRENEUR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION;

EID: 70450231663     PISSN: 10669868     EISSN: 15286959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10669860902900347     Document Type: Article

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