Role stress and entrepreneurship research

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-22

  Wincent, Joakim ^a   Örtqvist, Daniel ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial role; Entrepreneurship; Review; Role stress; Role theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849093809     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-0017-9     Document Type: Article

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