A psychological typology and its relationship to entrepreneurial success

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 319-334

  Bminer, John ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial career routes; Entrepreneurial personality; Entrepreneurial success; Keywords: typology; Psychological tests.

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000428761     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985629700000018     Document Type: Article

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