The Context of Social Capital: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs in Uganda

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 111-130

  Rooks, Gerrit ^a   Klyver, Kim ^b   Sserwanga, Arthur ^c  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Uganda)

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EID: 84960380167     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12107     Document Type: Article

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