Personal characteristics, resources, and environment as predictors of business survival

Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology

Volumn 83, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1025-1051

  Korunka, Christian ^a   Kessler, Alexander ^b   Frank, Hermann ^b   Lueger, Manfred ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

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EID: 78650148133     PISSN: 09631798     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/096317909X485135     Document Type: Article

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