Gender differences and academic entrepreneurship: A study of scientists in the principal investigator role

Gender and Entrepreneurial Activity

Volumn , Issue , 2017, Pages 221-251

  Cunningham, James A ^a   O'Reilly, Paul ^b   Dolan, Brendan ^c   O'Kane, Conor ^d   Mangematin, Vincent ^e  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^e GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

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