Is the Tendency to Engage in Entrepreneurship Genetic?

Nicos Nicolaou
Nicos Nicolaou
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Department of Public and Business Administration, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus
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Scott Shane
Scott Shane
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Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106
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Lynn Cherkas
Lynn Cherkas
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Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Janice Hunkin
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Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Tim D. Spector
Tim D. Spector
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Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom
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Nicos Nicolaou

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Department of Public and Business Administration, University of Cyprus, 1678 Nicosia, Cyprus

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Scott Shane

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Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio 44106

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Lynn Cherkas

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Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

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Janice Hunkin

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Twin Research and Genetic Epidemiology Unit, King's College London, St. Thomas' Hospital Campus, London SE1 7EH, United Kingdom

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Tim D. Spector

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Published Online:1 Jan 2008https://doi.org/10.1287/mnsc.1070.0761

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Nicos Nicolaou, Scott Shane, Lynn Cherkas, Janice Hunkin, Tim D. Spector, (2008) Is the Tendency to Engage in Entrepreneurship Genetic?. Management Science 54(1):167-179.

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