The genetic basis of entrepreneurship: Effects of gender and personality

Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 93-107

  Zhang, Zhen ^a   Zyphur, Michael J ^b   Narayanan, Jayanth ^c   Arvey, Richard D ^c   Chaturvedi, Sankalp ^d   Avolio, Bruce J ^e   Lichtenstein, Paul ^f   Larsson, Gerry ^g  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^f KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^g SWEDISH NATIONAL DEFENCE COLLEGE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioral genetics; Entrepreneurship; Extraversion; Twin methodology

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350302866     PISSN: 07495978     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.obhdp.2009.07.002     Document Type: Article

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