The new generation: Characteristics and motivations of BME graduate entrepreneurs

Education and Training

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 582-596

  Hussain, Javed G ^a   Scott, Jonathan M ^b   Hannon, Paul D ^c  

^a BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c National Council for Graduate Entrepreneurship   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Ethnic minorities; Graduates; Motivation (psychology); Small enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449087694     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910810909045     Document Type: Article

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