Co-entrepreneurial ventures. A study of mixed gender founders of ICT companies in Ireland

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 600-619

  O'Connor, Valerie ^a   Hamouda, Angela ^a   McKeon, Helen ^b   Henry, Colette ^a   Johnston, Kate ^a  

^a DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^b DUBLIN CITY UNIVERSITY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Family firms; Ireland; Joint ventures

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751223555     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000610705778     Document Type: Article

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