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Entrepreneurship and the determinants of firm survival within regions: human capital, growth motivation and locational conditions

Robert HugginsSchool of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Daniel ProkopSheffield Business School, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK
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Piers ThompsonNottingham Business School, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK
Pages 357-389 | Received 11 Mar 2015, Accepted 09 Dec 2016, Published online: 03 Jan 2017

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