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Driving Digital Innovation: The Role of Entrepreneurial Traits and Capabilities in Gender-Based Small Medium Entreprises

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|Dec 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/eoik-2025-0102 | Journal eISSN: 2303-5013 | Journal ISSN: 2303-5005
Language: English
Page range: 399 - 421
Submitted on: Jun 9, 2025
Accepted on: Nov 11, 2025
Published on: Dec 1, 2025
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