Business lecturers' perceptions of the nature of entrepreneurship

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 165-188

  Bennett, Roger ^a  

^a LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic staff; Business studies; Entrepreneurialism; Individual perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646877869     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550610667440     Document Type: Review

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