Structural approaches to narrative analysis in entrepreneurship research: Exemplars from two researchers

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-237

  Larty, Joanne ^a   Hamilton, Eleanor ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial narrative; family business; franchising; literary criticism; narrative; narrative analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958756511     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611401796     Document Type: Article

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