Are women more likely to pursue social and environmental entrepreneurship?

Global Women's Entrepreneurship Research: Diverse Settings, Questions and Approaches

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 135-151

  Hechavarria, Diana M ^a   Ingram, Amy ^b   Justo, Rachida ^c   Terjesen, Siri ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84860333344     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849804752.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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