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Family Enterprises and Business Parternerships

An overview of the major debates on entrepreneurship in South and Southeast Asia indicates an emphasis on collective forms of business organisation. While earlier views argued that collectivism in business activities was one of the main causes of Asia’s backwardness, more recent notions emphasise th...

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Main Author: Rutten, Mario
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Journals of Entrepreneurship 2001
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Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/1218
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