Oral history and expert scripts: Demystifying the entrepreneurial experience

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 122-139

  Mitchell, Ronald K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

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EID: 84986165643     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559710175419     Document Type: Article

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