Paradigms and entrepreneurial networks-some methodological challenges

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1995, Pages 215-231

  Johannisson, Bengt ^a  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Methodology; Paradigm; Personal networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 84950768273     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629500000014     Document Type: Article

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