Effects of innovativeness and long-term orientation on entrepreneurial intentions: A comparison of business and engineering students

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 300-313

  Wagner, Marcus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Business; Concerns; Engineering; Entrepreneurial; Environmental; Innovativeness; Intention; Long term; Orientation; Social

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952662907     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2011.039009     Document Type: Article

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