Money, money, money? A longitudinal investigation of entrepreneur career reasons, growth preferences and achieved growth

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 89-107

  Cassar, Gavin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Career reasons; Growth; Intentions; Nascent entrepreneur; Preferences; Startups

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GROWTH RATE; HOMOGENEOUS MEDIUM; SELF EMPLOYMENT;

EID: 33847144987     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620601002246     Document Type: Article

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