Becoming a founder: How founder role identity affects entrepreneurial transitions and persistence in founding

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 41-53

  Hoang, Ha ^a   Gimeno, Javier ^b  

^a ESSEC BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b INSEAD   (France)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial transition; Founder role identity; Identity centrality; Identity complexity; Organizational founding; Persistence

Indexed keywords

EID: 70449630301     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.07.002     Document Type: Article

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