Entrepreneurship and epistemology: The philosophical underpinnings of the study of entrepreneurial opportunities

Academy of Management Annals

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 557-583

  Alvarez, Sharon A ^a   Barney, Jay B ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 78650672112     PISSN: 19416520     EISSN: 19416067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19416520.2010.495521     Document Type: Article

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