On the relationship between emotional intelligence and entrepreneurial attitudes and intentions

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 595-618

  Zampetakis, Leonidas A ^a   Kafetsios, Konstantinos ^b   Bouranta, Nancy ^c   Dewett, Todd ^d   Moustakis, Vassilis S ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^d WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Creative thinking; Entrepreneurialism; Linear structure equation modelling; Personality

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350648508     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550910995452     Document Type: Article

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