New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur

Michael J. Roberts; Howard H. Stevenson; William A. Sahlman; Paul   Marshall; Richard G. Hamermesh

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New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur

by Michael J. Roberts, Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh

Keywords: Entrepreneurship;

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Roberts, Michael J., Howard H. Stevenson, William A. Sahlman, Paul Marshall and Richard G. Hamermesh, eds. New Business Ventures and the Entrepreneur. 6th ed. New York: McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006.

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Howard H. Stevenson

Sarofim-Rock Baker Foundation Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

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William A. Sahlman

Baker Foundation Professor, Dimitri V. D'Arbeloff - MBA Class of 1955 Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus

Entrepreneurial Management

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Paul W. Marshall

Retired Professor of Management Practice

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Richard G. Hamermesh

Baker Foundation Professor of Management Practice, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice, Retired

Entrepreneurial Management

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