The relationship of achievement motivation and risk-taking propensity to new venture performance: A test of the moderating effect of entrepreneurial munificence

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 450-472

  Tang, Jintong ^a   Tang, Zhi ^b  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Achievement motivation; Entrepreneurial munificence; Risk taking propensity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447270131     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2007.013691     Document Type: Article

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