Self-efficacy and effort in new venture development

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 002-016

  Trevelyan, Rose ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Effort; Entrepreneur; New venture development; Overconfidence; Self efficacy; Task type

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953907292     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s1833367200001681     Document Type: Article

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