Effectuation, causation, and bricolage: A behavioral comparison of emerging theories in entrepreneurship research

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 36, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1019-1051

  Fisher, Greg ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84865801195     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2012.00537.x     Document Type: Article

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