Entrepreneurial opportunities and the entrepreneurship nexus: A re-conceptualization

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 674-695

  Davidsson, Per ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

External enabler; New venture idea; Nexus; Opportunity; Opportunity confidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937628095     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2015.01.002     Document Type: Article

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