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‘Surfing on the ironing board’ – the representation of women's entrepreneurship in German newspapers

Leona Achtenhagen Jönköping International Business School, Jonkoping University, PO Box 1026, Jönköping, SE-55111 SwedenCorrespondence[email protected]
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Friederike Welter Jönköping International Business School, Jonkoping University, PO Box 1026, Jönköping, SE-55111 Sweden
Pages 763-786 | Published online: 11 Jul 2011

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