Women entrepreneurs: Moving beyond family and flexibility

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 148-165

  Mckay, Ruth ^a  

^a NIAGARA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Gender; Organizational structure; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986064607     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005764     Document Type: Article

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