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To Cite this Article: Khalil, A. H. AL, & Durra, I. (2019). The Impact of Entrepreneurial Leadership on Exploratory Innovation and Exploitative Innovation of New Ventures. International Journal of Academic Research in Business and Social Sciences, 9(3), 320–330.
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