Effectuation as ineffectual? Applying the 3E theory-assessment framework to a proposed new theory of entrepreneurship

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 630-651

  Arend, Richard J ^a   Sarooghi, Hessamoddin ^a   Burkemper, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

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EID: 84942851905     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2014.0455     Document Type: Article

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