Who's asking the right question? Patterns and diversity in the literature of new venture creation

Handbook of Research on New Venture Creation

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 34-71

  Landström, Hans ^a   Åström, Fredrik ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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