Entrepreneurship Education for Owner-Managers: The Process of Trust Building for an Effective Learning Community

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 249-270

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Hamilton, Eleanor ^b  

^a IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 85033777194     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2010.10593485     Document Type: Article

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