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  1. University of Maryland, Maryland

    Saras D. Sarasvathy

  2. University of Virginia, Virginia

    Nicholas Dew, S. Ramakrishna Velamuri & Sankaran Venkataraman

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    Zoltan J. Acs

  2. Indiana University, Indiana

    David B. Audretsch

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Sarasvathy, S.D., Dew, N., Velamuri, S.R., Venkataraman, S. (2003). Three Views of Entrepreneurial Opportunity. In: Acs, Z.J., Audretsch, D.B. (eds) Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research. International Handbook Series on Entrepreneurship, vol 1. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-24519-7_7

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