Attitudes towards entrepreneurship among female and male undergraduates: A preliminary study

Female Entrepreneurship: Implications for Education, Training and Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 69-87

  Hazlett, Shirley Ann ^a   Henderson, Joan ^a   Hill, Frances ^a   Leitch, Claire ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 77955422535     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203013533     Document Type: Chapter

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