Regional variations in entrepreneurial cognitions: Start-up intentions of university students in Spain

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 23, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 187-215

  Liñán, Francisco ^a   Urbano, David ^b   Guerrero, Maribel ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial cognitions; Regional variations; Spain; Start up intentions

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECONOMIC THEORY; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

ANDALUCIA; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

EID: 79952373224     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620903233929     Document Type: Article

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