Human Capital and Entrepreneurship Research: A Critical Review and Future Directions

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 599-626

  Marvel, Matthew R ^a   Davis, Justin L ^b   Sproul, Curtis R ^c  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84964780454     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12136     Document Type: Article

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