Notes towards a theory of entrepreneurial possibility

Handbook of Research on Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 25-37

  Gartner, William B ^a,b  

^a Department of International Economics and Management   (Denmark)

^b CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84940393002     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849809245.00009     Document Type: Chapter

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