Cultural differences and entrepreneurial behaviour: An intra-country cross-cultural analysis in Cape Verde

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 451-483

  García Cabrera, Antonia Mercedes ^a   García Soto, Ma Gracia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAS PALMAS DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cape Verde; Entrepreneurship; Intra cultural variation; National culture

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL CHANGE; CULTURAL ECONOMY; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM SIZE; INDIVIDUALISM;

ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CAPE VERDE; MACARONESIA;

EID: 51249084330     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620801912608     Document Type: Article

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