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    Amy E. Davis

  2. Department of Management and Entrepreneurship in the College of Charleston School of Business and Economics, University of Washington in Seattle, Washington, USA

    Kelly G. Shaver

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    Davis, A.E., Shaver, K.G. (2009). Social Motives in the PSED II. 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_2

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