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Gender differences in competitive preferences: new cross-country empirical evidence

Werner BönteSchumpeter School of Business and Economics, Jackstädt Center of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research, University of Wuppertal, D-42097Wuppertal, GermanyCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 71-75 | Published online: 24 Jul 2014

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