Entrepreneurial traits of undergraduate students at selected South African tertiary institutions

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 5-26

  Louw, L ^a   Van Eeden, S M ^a   Bosch, J K ^a   Venter, D J L ^a  

^a University of Port Elizabeth   (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Higher education; South Africa; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644534939     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550310461027     Document Type: Article

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