An Effectual Approach to International Entrepreneurship: Overlaps, Challenges, and Provocative Possibilities

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 71-93

  Sarasvathy, Saras ^a   Kumar, K ^b   York, Jeffrey G ^c   Bhagavatula, Suresh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BANGALORE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

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EID: 84892484415     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12088     Document Type: Article

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