Igniting the entrepreneurial spirit: Is the role parents play gendered?

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 39-59

  Kirkwood, Jodyanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Family; Gender; Motivation (psychology); Parents

Indexed keywords

EID: 33846087525     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550710725174     Document Type: Article

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