Method issues in the study of venture start-up processes

Entrepreneurship Research in Europe: Outcomes and Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2005, Pages 35-54

  Davidsson, Per ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

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EID: 79957827530     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781845424572.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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