Panel studies of new venture creation: A methods-focused review and suggestions for future research

Small Business Economics

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 853-876

  Davidsson, Per ^a,b   Gordon, Scott R ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nascent entrepreneur; New venture creation; Panel study; Process; Research methods; Review; Start up

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868568881     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-011-9325-8     Document Type: Review

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