Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction

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Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction. / De Clercq, Dirk; Brieger, Steven A.; Welzel, Christian.
In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 56, No. 4, 01.04.2021, p. 1361-1384.

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De Clercq D, Brieger SA, Welzel C. Leveraging the macro-level environment to balance work and life: an analysis of female entrepreneurs’ job satisfaction. Small Business Economics. 2021 Apr 1;56(4):1361-1384. Epub 2019 Dec 19. doi: 10.1007/s11187-019-00287-x

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