Student perspectives on entrepreneurship: Observations on their propensity for entrepreneurial behaviour

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 308-322

  Oakey, Raymond Peter ^a   Mukhtar, Syeda Masooda ^a   Kipling, Michelle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial knowledge; Entrepreneurship; higher education; support networks

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037785238     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2002.000487     Document Type: Article

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