The impact of environment and entrepreneurial perceptions on venture-creation efforts: Bridging the discovery and creation views of entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 833-856

  Edelman, Linda ^a   Yli Renko, Helena ^b  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77956409238     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00395.x     Document Type: Article

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