Institutional Theory and Contextual Embeddedness of Women's Entrepreneurial Leadership: Evidence from 92 Countries

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 587-604

  Yousafzai, Shumaila Y ^a   Saeed, Saadat ^b   Muffatto, Moreno ^c  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

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EID: 84931570192     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12179     Document Type: Article

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