Cultural diversity and urban innovativeness: personal and business characteristics of urban migrant entrepreneurs
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عنوان ژورنال: Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1351-1610,1469-8412
DOI: 10.1080/13511610903354364