An overview of African entrepreneurship and small business research

International Handbook of Research on Indigenous Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2007, Pages 28-45

  Naudé, Wim A ^a   Havenga, J J D ^b  

^a UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b NORTH WEST UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

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