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Alertness, Action, and the Antecedents of Entrepreneurship

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  • Nicolai J. Foss

    (Copenhagen Business School)

  • Peter G. Klein

    (University of Missouri)

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  • Nicolai J. Foss & Peter G. Klein, 2010. "Alertness, Action, and the Antecedents of Entrepreneurship," Journal of Private Enterprise, The Association of Private Enterprise Education, vol. 25(Spring 20), pages 145-164.
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