Enacting Entrepreneurship and Leadership: A Longitudinal Exploration of Gendered Identity Work

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 662-682

  Lewis, Kate V ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

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EID: 84931570535     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12175     Document Type: Article

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