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Schoonhoven, C.B., Burton, M.D., Reynolds, P. (2009). Reconceiving the Gestation Window: The Consequences of Competing Definitions of Firm Conception and Birth. In: Curtin, R., Reynolds, P. (eds) New Firm Creation in the United States. International Studies in Entrepreneurship, vol 23. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09523-3_11
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