International Entrepreneurship and Capability Development-Qualitative Evidence and Future Research Directions

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 11-37

  Autio, Erkko ^a   George, Gerard ^a   Alexy, Oliver ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 78751522008     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00421.x     Document Type: Article

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