Entrepreneurship as Elixir and Mutagen
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Entrepreneurship as Elixir and Mutagen
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عنوان ژورنال: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1042-2587,1540-6520
DOI: 10.1111/etap.12004