The emigrant entrepreneur: A theoretical framework and empirical approximation

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 99-118

  Rueda Armengot, Carlos ^a   Peris Ortiz, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Emigrant; Entrepreneurship; Formation; Language

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857505071     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-010-0164-x     Document Type: Article

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