Persistence and heterogeneity in entrepreneurship: An evolutionary game theoretic analysis

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 458-471

  Kuechle, Graciela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Evolutionary game theory; Heterogeneity; Market entry games

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955604968     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.12.001     Document Type: Article

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