The genetics of entrepreneurship

Handbook of Research on Innovation and Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 471-485

  Nicolaou, Nicos ^a,b   Shane, Scott ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS   (Cyprus)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84879981271     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849807760.00040     Document Type: Chapter

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