The effect of aging on entrepreneurial behavior

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-194

  Lévesque, Moren ^a   Minniti, Maria ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Career choice; Decision model; Entrepreneurship; Time allocation

Indexed keywords

EID: 32044459311     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.04.003     Document Type: Article

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