Entrepreneurship Research (1985-2009) and the Emergence of Opportunities

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 981-1000

  Busenitz, Lowell W ^a   Plummer, Lawrence A ^b   Klotz, Anthony C ^c   Shahzad, Ali ^d   Rhoads, Kevin ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UTAH VALLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84908512574     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12120     Document Type: Article

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