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Attitudes Towards Sustainable Entrepreneurship among Students: A Pilot Study in Latvia and Lithuania

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|May 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjes-2023-0006 | Journal eISSN: 2674-4619 | Journal ISSN: 2674-4600
Language: English
Page range: 107 - 132
Published on: May 24, 2023
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