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Some Implications and Conclusions

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So what are the implications of this general social science theory of entrepreneurship? How might it affect the behavior of entrepreneurs, education programming, research agendas, and the future redesign of the entrepreneurship discipline?

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    The search for economic gain without reciprocal value.

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McMullan, W.E., Kenworthy, T.P. (2015). Some Implications and Conclusions. In: Creativity and Entrepreneurial Performance. Exploring Diversity in Entrepreneurship. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-04726-3_12

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