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Timeout: The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers

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Timeout: The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers. / Markowska, Magdalena; Ahl, Helene; Naldi, Lucia.
In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, Vol. 47, No. 4, 31.07.2023, p. 1169-1199.

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Markowska, M, Ahl, H & Naldi, L 2023, 'Timeout: The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers', Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, vol. 47, no. 4, pp. 1169-1199. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221126493

APA

Markowska, M., Ahl, H., & Naldi, L. (2023). Timeout: The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 47(4), 1169-1199. https://doi.org/10.1177/10422587221126493

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Markowska M, Ahl H, Naldi L. Timeout: The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 2023 Jul 31;47(4):1169-1199. Epub 2022 Oct 6. doi: 10.1177/10422587221126493

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Markowska, Magdalena ; Ahl, Helene ; Naldi, Lucia. / Timeout : The Role of Family-Friendly Policies in Business Start-Up Among Mothers. In: Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice. 2023 ; Vol. 47, No. 4. pp. 1169-1199.

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