Relationship between individualist-collectivist culture and entrepreneurial activity: Evidence from Global Entrepreneurship Monitor data

Small Business Economics

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 23-37

  Pinillos, María José ^a   Reyes, Luisa ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Culture; Entrepreneurship; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Individualism collectivism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958139004     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9230-6     Document Type: Article

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