Entrepreneurs, jacks of all trades or hobos?

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 637-649

  Stebro, Thomas ^a   Thompson, Peter ^b  

^a HEC PARIS   (France)

^b FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Employment choice; Entrepreneurship; Jack of all trades; Skill; Taste for variety

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; GENERAL POPULATION; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES; LABOR MARKETS; SKILL; TASTE FOR VARIETY; WORK EXPERIENCE;

EMPLOYMENT; POPULATION STATISTICS;

COMMERCE;

EID: 79955907520     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.01.010     Document Type: Article

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