Cultural influences on entrepreneurial orientation: The impact of national culture on risk taking and proactiveness in SMEs

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 959-983

  Kreiser, Patrick M ^a   Marino, Louis D ^b   Dickson, Pat ^c   Weaver, K Mark ^d  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^c WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77956419277     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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