Entrepreneurial intentions: The influence of organizational and individual factors

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 124-136

  Lee, Lena ^a   Wong, Poh Kam ^a   Foo, Maw Der ^b   Leung, Aegean ^c  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial intentions; Job satisfaction; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 78049265882     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.04.003     Document Type: Article

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