Entrepreneurial opportunity identification and new firm development processes: A comparison of family and non-family new ventures

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 12-31

  Hayton, James ^a   Chandler, Gaylen N ^b   DeTienne, Dawn R ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b Wichita State University   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Ecosystem Science and Sustainability   (United States)

Author keywords

Effectuation; Entrepreneurship; Family firm; Opportunity identification

Indexed keywords

EID: 79751484950     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2011.038445     Document Type: Article

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