Explaining participation in off-the-books entrepreneurship in Ukraine: A gendered evaluation

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 497-513

  Williams, Colin C ^a   Round, John ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enterprise culture; Entrepreneurship; Gender divisions of labour; Informal economy; Necessity entrepreneurs; Shadow economy; Tax compliance; Ukraine; Underground sector

Indexed keywords

EID: 77349090416     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-009-0125-4     Document Type: Article

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