Systematic review of immigrant entrepreneurship literature: Previous findings and ways forward

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 819-844

  Aliaga Isla, Rocío ^a   Rialp, Alex ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

entrepreneur; entrepreneurship; immigrant; systematic review

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; IMMIGRANT; INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION; RESEARCH; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EUROPE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84890802616     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2013.845694     Document Type: Article

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