Contextualization and the advancement of entrepreneurship research

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 479-500

  Zahra, Shaker A ^a   Wright, Mike ^b   Abdelgawad, Sondos G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c IE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

advancement; dimensions; entrepreneurial context; entrepreneurship; research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902538457     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242613519807     Document Type: Article

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