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A critical analysis of the Nigerian entrepreneurial ecosystem on transformational entrepreneurship

Odafe Martin Egere Orcid Logo, Gideon Maas Orcid Logo, Paul Jones Orcid Logo

Journal of Small Business Management, Volume: 62, Issue: 3, Pages: 1187 - 1218

Swansea University Author: Paul Jones Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.1080/00472778.2022.2123109

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Previous research suggests that the entrepreneurial ecosystem (EE) support factors are critical for the systemic development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs). However, there is limited understanding of how MSMEs Owners/Manager's characteristics impact on their perspective of the E...

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ISSN: 0047-2778 1540-627X
Published: UK Informa UK Limited 2024
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