Entrepreneurial intention: The role of gender

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 261-283

  Díaz García, Maria Cristina ^a   Jiménez Moreno, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitude; Entrepreneurial intention; Gender; Self efficacy; Social norms

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955424128     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-008-0103-2     Document Type: Article

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