Entrepreneurship as a solution: The allure of self-employment for women and minorities

Human Resource Management Review

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 347-364

  Heilman, Madeline E ^a   Chen, Julie J ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Minorities; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037845268     PISSN: 10534822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1053-4822(03)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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