The Entrepreneurship Research Challenge

The Entrepreneurship Research Challenge

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  Davidsson, Per ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

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