The impact of desirability and feasibility on entrepreneurial intentions: A structural equation model

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 35-50

  Guerrero, Maribel ^a   Rialp, Josep ^a   Urbano, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catalonia; Entrepreneurial intention model; Entrepreneurship; Institutional economics; University students

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349188578     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-0032-x     Document Type: Article

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