The entrepreneurial decision: theories, determinants and constraints
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- Daniela Grieco, 2007. "The entrepreneurial decision: Theories, determinants and constraints," KITeS Working Papers 200, KITeS, Centre for Knowledge, Internationalization and Technology Studies, Universita' Bocconi, Milano, Italy, revised May 2007.
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"The entrepreneurial decision: Theories, determinants and constraints,"
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- Daniela Grieco, 2008. "The entrepreneurial decision: theories, determinants and constraints," LIUC Papers in Economics 207, Cattaneo University (LIUC).
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JEL classification:
- D21 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Theory
- D81 - Microeconomics - - Information, Knowledge, and Uncertainty - - - Criteria for Decision-Making under Risk and Uncertainty
- J23 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Labor Demand
- G11 - Financial Economics - - General Financial Markets - - - Portfolio Choice; Investment Decisions
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-ALL-2008-07-14 (All new papers)
- NEP-ENT-2008-07-14 (Entrepreneurship)
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