Explaining entrepreneurial intentions in the Caribbean

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 149-171

  Devonish, Dwayne ^a   Alleyne, Philmore ^a   Charles Soverall, Wayne ^a   Marshall, Ayanna Young ^a   Pounder, Paul ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Barbados; Caribbean; Entrepreneurialism; Social psychology

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949284014     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552551011027020     Document Type: Article

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