Entrepreneurship in China: An overview

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 610-618

  Ahlstrom, David ^a   Ding, Zhujun ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b HANG SENG MANAGEMENT COLLEGE   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship; growth; new ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901370003     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242613517913     Document Type: Article

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