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Improvising firms: bricolage, account giving and improvisational competencies in the founding process

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  • Baker, Ted
  • Miner, Anne S.
  • Eesley, Dale T.

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  • Baker, Ted & Miner, Anne S. & Eesley, Dale T., 2003. "Improvising firms: bricolage, account giving and improvisational competencies in the founding process," Research Policy, Elsevier, vol. 32(2), pages 255-276, February.
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