Immigrants as Extraordinarily Successful Entrepreneurs: A Pilot Study of the Canadian Experience

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 23-36

  Dalziel, Margaret ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

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EID: 78751544930     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2008.10593411     Document Type: Article

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