Analysing, pursuing and networking: Towards a validated three-factor framework for entrepreneurial competence from a small firm perspective

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 695-713

  Lans, Thomas ^a   Verstegen, Jos ^a   Mulder, Martin ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

competence; education; entrepreneurial behaviour; small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 82955229000     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610369737     Document Type: Article

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