Gender and entrepreneurship a multilevel theory and analysis /

This book examines three distinct contributions to the study of entrepreneurship. Firstly, it contributes to both sociological and institutional theories of entrepreneurship and the entrepreneur. Secondly, it presents a cross-national comparative framework for the multilevel analysis of entrepreneur...

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Main Author: Elam, Amanda Brickman.
Corporate Author: Edward Elgar Publishing.
Language:English
Published: Cheltenham [England] ; Northampton, Mass. : Edward Elgar, c2008.
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Online Access:https://www.elgaronline.com/view/9781847208293.xml
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504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 107-118) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Introduction -- 2. A practice theory view of social difference -- 3. A multilevel theory of gender and entrepreneurship -- 4. Some cross-national findings -- 5. Conclusion and implications. 
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