Social embeddedness in entrepreneurship research: The importance of context and community

Handbook of Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 222-236

  McKeever, Edward ^a   Anderson, Alastair ^b   Jack, Sarah ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84910021305     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849809245.00022     Document Type: Chapter

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