Linking creativity with entrepreneurial intentions: A structural approach

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 413-428

  Zampetakis, Leonidas A ^a   Moustakis, Vassilis ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Creativity; Entrepreneurial intention; Entrepreneurship; Structural equation modeling

Indexed keywords

EID: 33749598328     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-0006-z     Document Type: Article

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