Narrative attributions of entrepreneurial failure

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 459-473

  Mantere, Saku ^a   Aula, Pekka ^b   Schildt, Henri ^c   Vaara, Eero ^a,d  

^a HANKEN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^d EMLYON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

Attribution; Entrepreneurship; Failure; Narrative; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

EID: 84878014892     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2012.12.001     Document Type: Article

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