Entrepreneurship and culture as correlates of achievement motive: a multifaceted approach

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 34-52

  Sagie, Abraham ^a   Elizur, Dov ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Achievement motive; collectivistic culture; entrepreneurial behaviour; facet theory; individualistic culture; Japan; Netherlands; smallest space analysis; USA

Indexed keywords

EID: 1442273085     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2001.000444     Document Type: Article

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