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Of course that is not the whole (toy) story: Entrepreneurship and the cat's cradle

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  • Steyaert, Chris, 2007. "Of course that is not the whole (toy) story: Entrepreneurship and the cat's cradle," Journal of Business Venturing, Elsevier, vol. 22(5), pages 733-751, September.
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