Career reasons

Handbook of Entrepreneurial Dynamics: The Process of Business Creation

Volumn , Issue , 2004, Pages 142-152

  Carter, Nancy M ^a,b,c,d,e   Gartner, William B ^f   Shaver, Kelly G ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

^b LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c Entrepreneurship and Small Business Research Center   (Sweden)

^d JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^e Women's Business Research Center   (United States)

^f CLEMSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g The College of William and Mary   (United States)

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EID: 84951915422     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781452204543.n12     Document Type: Chapter

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