Informal entrepreneurs and their motives: A gender perspective

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 219-225

  Williams, Colin C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business formation; Division of labour; England; Entrepreneurialism; Entrepreneurs; Gender

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992963256     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566260910990900     Document Type: Article

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