Institutional Perspectives on Entrepreneurial Behavior in Challenging Environments

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 107-125

  Welter, Friederike ^a   Smallbone, David ^b  

^a JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78650657874     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00317.x     Document Type: Article

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