Achievement motive and entrepreneurial orientation: A structural analysis

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 375-387

  Sagie, Abraham ^a   Elizur, Dov ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b NONE

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EID: 0033121454     PISSN: 08943796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1379(199905)20:3<375::AID-JOB884>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Article

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