Using experience sampling methodology to advance entrepreneurship theory and research

Organizational Research Methods

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 31-54

  Uy, Marilyn A ^a   Foo, Maw Der ^b   Aguinis, Herman ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship research; Experience sampling methodology; Process oriented studies; Wireless technologies

Indexed keywords

EID: 70949095872     PISSN: 10944281     EISSN: 15527425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1094428109334977     Document Type: Article

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