Entrepreneurial intent in a transitional economy: An application of the theory of planned behavior to Romanian students

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 231-247

  Shook, Christopher L ^a   Bratianu, Constantin ^b  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages   (Oman)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial intent; Theory of planned behavior; Transitional economy

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955413537     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-008-0091-2     Document Type: Article

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