Mediation and Moderated Mediation in the Relationship Among Role Models, Self-Efficacy, Entrepreneurial Career Intention, and Gender

Journal of Applied Social Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 270-297

  BarNir, Anat ^a   Watson, Warren E ^a   Hutchins, Holly M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

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EID: 79951831204     PISSN: 00219029     EISSN: 15591816     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1559-1816.2010.00713.x     Document Type: Article

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