The impact of higher education on entrepreneurial intentions of university students in China

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 752-774

  Wu, Sizong ^a   Wu, Lingfei ^b  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b SHANGHAI NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Behaviour; China; Entrepreneurialism; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 59849118281     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000810917843     Document Type: Article

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