Entrepreneurs as cultural heroes: A cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspective

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 541-555

  Malach Pines, Ayala ^a   Levy, Haim ^a   Utasi, Agnes ^b   Hill, T L ^c  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b Magyar Tudomanyos Akademia Politikai Tudomanyok Intezete   (Hungary)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cross cultural studies; Entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 24744465486     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940510615460     Document Type: Article

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