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Entrepreneurial learning and innovation: qualitative evidence from agri-business technology-based small firms in New Zealand

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Entrepreneurial learning and innovation: qualitative evidence from agri-business technology-based small firms in New Zealand. / Deakins, David; Bensemann, Jo.
In: International Journal of Innovation and Learning, Vol. 23, No. 2, 01.03.2018, p. 318-338.

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Deakins D, Bensemann J. Entrepreneurial learning and innovation: qualitative evidence from agri-business technology-based small firms in New Zealand. International Journal of Innovation and Learning. 2018 Mar 1;23(2):318-338. Epub 2018 Feb 2. doi: 10.1504/IJIL.2018.10010771

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Deakins, David ; Bensemann, Jo. / Entrepreneurial learning and innovation : qualitative evidence from agri-business technology-based small firms in New Zealand. In: International Journal of Innovation and Learning. 2018 ; Vol. 23, No. 2. pp. 318-338.

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