Behaviours and entrepreneurial intention: Empirical findings about secondary students

Journal of International Entrepreneurship

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 20-38

  do Paço, Arminda M Finisterra ^a   Ferreira, João Matos ^a   Raposo, Mário ^a   Rodrigues, Ricardo Gouveia ^a   Dinis, Anabela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BEIRA INTERIOR   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial intention; Entrepreneurship education; Secondary students

Indexed keywords

EID: 79951772033     PISSN: 15707385     EISSN: 15737349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10843-010-0071-9     Document Type: Article

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