Research on entrepreneur networks: The case for a constructionist feminist theory perspective

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 83-102

  Ahl, Helene ^a   Nelson, Teresa ^a   Foss, Lene ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Feminism; Gender; Narratives; Networking

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960634385     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566261011026565     Document Type: Article

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