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Is rugged individualism the whole story?

This article compares public and private accounts of the creation of a retail sales business. The two sets of accounts are examined from the perspectives of literature on entrepreneurial activity and literature on family systems theory. The two theoretical perspectives explain the salience of differ...

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Main Author: Cramton, Catherine Durnell
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 1993
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