A process perspective on evaluating and conducting effectual entrepreneurship research

Academy of Management Review

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 540-544

  Gupta, Vishal K ^a   Chiles, Todd H ^b   McMullen, Jeffery S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84976330372     PISSN: 03637425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amr.2015.0433     Document Type: Article

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