Entrepreneurial spirals: Deviation-amplifying loops of an entrepreneurial mindset and organizational culture

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 59-82

  Shepherd, Dean A ^a   Patzelt, Holger ^b   Haynie, J Michael ^c  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

^c SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 73549115398     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00313.x     Document Type: Article

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