Cultural obstacles in growing entrepreneurship: A study in Singapore

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 169-182

  Low, Kim Cheng Patrick ^a  

^a KIMEP UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Globalization; National cultures; Networking; Singapore

Indexed keywords

EID: 31744446102     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710610645144     Document Type: Article

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