A terminal assessment of stages theory: Introducing a dynamic states approach to entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 317-350

  Levie, Jonathan ^a   Lichtenstein, Benyamin B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

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EID: 77952570416     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00377.x     Document Type: Article

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