Constructions of entrepreneurship: A discourse analysis of academic publications

Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 77-102

  Berglund, Karin ^a   Johansson, Anders W ^a  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

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EID: 84992933347     PISSN: 17506204     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17506200710736276     Document Type: Article

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