Entrepreneurial skill and regulation: Evidence from primary sector rural entrepreneurs

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 234-259

  Deakins, David ^a   Bensemann, Jo ^b   Battisti, Martina ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial skill; Primary sector; Regulation; Rural entrepreneurship; Social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84961654770     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-12-2014-0240     Document Type: Article

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