Emergence and emergents in entrepreneurship: Complexity science insights into new venture creation

Entrepreneurship Research Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 43-52

  Lichtenstein, Benyamin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Agency; Complexity science; Emergence; Process

Indexed keywords

EID: 84973365212     PISSN: 21946175     EISSN: 21575665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/erj-2015-0052     Document Type: Article

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