An exploration of entrepreneurship and play

Journal of Organizational Change Management

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-70

  Kauanui, Sandra King ^a   Thomas, Kevin D ^b   Sherman, Cynthia L ^c   Waters, Gail Ross ^d   Gilea, Mihaela ^d  

^a FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Entrepreneurialism; Entrepreneurs; Lifestyles; Work psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 75649143302     PISSN: 09534814     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/09534811011017207     Document Type: Article

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