Entrepreneurial opportunities for all?: Entrepreneurial capability and the capabilities approach

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 159-169

  Wilson, Nick ^a   Martin, Lee ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capabilities approach; Entrepreneurial capability; Freedom; Human development; Opportunity theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84939620123     PISSN: 14657503     EISSN: 20436882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/ijei.2015.0189     Document Type: Article

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