Women entrepreneurs: Jumping the corporate ship and gaining new wings

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 173-192

  Patterson, Nicola ^a   Mavin, Sharon ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Career transition; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Glass ceiling; Women entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049119703     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242608100489     Document Type: Article

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