Integrative entrepreneurship research-bridging the gap between sociological and economic perspectives

Dieter Bögenhold; Matthias Fink; Sascha Kraus

doi:10.1504/IJEV.2014.062748

Integrative entrepreneurship research-bridging the gap between sociological and economic perspectives

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Integrative entrepreneurship research-bridging the gap between sociological and economic perspectives. / Bögenhold, Dieter; Fink, Matthias; Kraus, Sascha.

In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Vol. 6, No. 2, 01.2014, p. 118-139.

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