Examining personal values and entrepreneurial motives of vietnamese entrepreneurs in the 21st century: Two empirical studies

African and Asian Studies

Volumn 7, Issue 2-3, 2008, Pages 141-171

  Nguyen, Hannah Hanh D ^a   Nguyen, Nhung T ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TOWSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business outcomesS; Entrepreneurial motives; Personal values; Vietnamese entrepreneurs; Vietnamese small and medium businesses

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTHEAST ASIA; VIET NAM;

EID: 47549113894     PISSN: 15692094     EISSN: 15692108     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156921008X318709     Document Type: Article

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