The effects of attitudes and perceived environment conditions on students' entrepreneurial intent: An Austrian perspective

Education and Training

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 272-291

  Schwarz, Erich J ^a   Wdowiak, Malgorzata A ^a   Almer Jarz, Daniela A ^a   Breitenecker, Robert J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KLAGENFURT   (Austria)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Austria; Entrepreneurship; Perception; Students

Indexed keywords

EID: 67849085001     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910910964566     Document Type: Article

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