The role of gender identity in explaining sex differences in business owners' career satisfier preferences

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 244-256

  Eddleston, Kimberly A ^a   Powell, Gary N ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Career satisfiers; Careers; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Gender identity

Indexed keywords

EID: 37549034307     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.11.002     Document Type: Article

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