To start or not to start: Outcome and ability expectations in the decision to start a new venture

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 192-202

  Townsend, David M ^a   Busenitz, Lowell W ^a   Arthurs, Jonathan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ability expectations; Entrepreneur decision making; New venture creation; Outcome expectations

Indexed keywords

EID: 74449087682     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2008.05.003     Document Type: Article

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