Formal and informal institutional effects on entrepreneurship: A synthesis of nation-level research

International Journal of Organizational Analysis

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 358-385

  Salimath, Manjula S ^a   Cullen, John B ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Entrepreneurialism; National economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77954390664     PISSN: 19348835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/19348831011062175     Document Type: Article

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