Entrepreneurial identity in the care sector: Navigating the contradictions

Women in Management Review

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 456-467

  Nadin, Sara ^a  

^a BRADFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Individual psychology; Social care; Women; Work identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548181311     PISSN: 09649425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09649420710778691     Document Type: Article

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