Evidence-based entrepreneurship: Cumulative science, action principles, and bridging the gap between science and practice

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1-62

  Frese, Michael ^a,d   Bausch, Andreas ^b   Schmidt, Peter ^b,c   Rauch, Andreas ^d   Kabst, Rüdiger ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY HIGHER SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

^d LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

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EID: 84859714251     PISSN: 15513114     EISSN: 15513122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0300000044     Document Type: Review

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