The personal computer and entrepreneurship

Management Science

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 187-203

  Fairlie, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Personal computer; Self employment; Technology

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INTERNET; INVESTMENTS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY;

BUSINESS CREATION; ENTREPRENEURSHIP; SELF-EMPLOYMENT;

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33644688958     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0479     Document Type: Article

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