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The cognitive perspective: a valuable tool for answering entrepreneurship's basic "why" questions

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  • Baron, Robert A., 2004. "The cognitive perspective: a valuable tool for answering entrepreneurship's basic "why" questions," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 19(2), pages 221-239, March.
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