Opportunism and Diversification: Entrepreneurship and Livelihood Strategies in Uncertain Times

Ethnos

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 117-144

  Knight, Daniel Martyn ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

diversification; Greek crisis; Max Weber; opportunism; uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 84920144056     PISSN: 00141844     EISSN: 1469588X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00141844.2013.822012     Document Type: Article

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