Entrepreneurial orientation and the performance of religious congregations as predicted by rational choice theory

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 219-248

  Pearce II, John A ^a   Fritz, David A ^b   Davis, Peter S ^c  

^a VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

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EID: 73649099878     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2009.00315.x     Document Type: Article

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