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Ready to fail? An exploratory study of perceptions of learning from failure of entrepreneurship education students in Ireland Cover

Ready to fail? An exploratory study of perceptions of learning from failure of entrepreneurship education students in Ireland

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|Oct 2025

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijm-2024-0007 | Journal eISSN: 2451-2834 | Journal ISSN: 1649-248X
Language: English
Page range: 7 - 26
Submitted on: Sep 22, 2024
Accepted on: Feb 23, 2025
Published on: Oct 7, 2025
Published by: Irish Academy of Management
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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