The role and impact of culture on South Pacific island entrepreneurs

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 55-73

  Saffu, Kojo ^a  

^a BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Developing countires; Entrepreneurialism; National cultures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644658558     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550310461045     Document Type: Article

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