Nascent entrepreneurship and the developing individual: Early entrepreneurial competence in adolescence and venture creation success during the career

Journal of Vocational Behavior

Volumn 79, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 121-133

  Obschonka, Martin ^a   Silbereisen, Rainer K ^a   Schmitt Rodermund, Eva ^a   Stuetzer, Michael ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescent competence; Entrepreneurial success; Habitual entrepreneurship; Human and social capital; Nascent entrepreneurship; Venture creation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958069660     PISSN: 00018791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvb.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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