How community context affects entrepreneurial process: A diagnostic framework

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 599-647

  Hindle, Kevin ^a  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Context; Diagnostic; Entrepreneurship; Framework

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN RESOURCE; METHODOLOGY; SOCIAL NETWORK;

EID: 77952067220     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2010.522057     Document Type: Article

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