Gender-role orientation as a determinant of entrepreneurial self-efficacy

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-20

  Mueller, Stephen L ^a   Dato On, Mary Conway ^b  

^a NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ROLLINS COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgynous; Entrepreneurial self efficacy; Feminine; Gender; Gender role orientation; Masculine

Indexed keywords

EID: 44049103860     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S108494670800082X     Document Type: Article

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