Enhancing entrepreneurship: The role of goal orientation and self-efficacy

Journal of Career Assessment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 115-129

  Culbertson, Satoris S ^a   Smith, Michael R ^a   Leiva, Pedro I ^b  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

career anchors; entrepreneurship; goal orientation; goals; self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954558309     PISSN: 10690727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1069072710385543     Document Type: Article

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