Can entrepreneurship be taught? Can it be learned? The debate continues unabated in the press, at academic conferences, and even meetings of successful practitioners.
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Note: For those interested in studying the area of entrepreneurship education, a fairly comprehensive bibliography is available in Chapter 11, “Education, Career Concerns, and Entrepreneurial Success” of my Entrepreneurship Bibliography, cited below. What follows are those articles most relevant to this particular essay.
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