Cognitive aspects of potential entrepreneurs in Southern and Northern Europe: An analysis using GEM-data;Aspectos cognitivos de los empresarios potenciales en el sur y el norte de Europa: Un análisis con datos del GEM

Revista de Economia Mundial

Volumn , Issue 23, 2009, Pages 151-178

  Fernández, José ^a   Liñán, Francisco ^a   Santos, Francisco J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Comparative studies of particular economies; Europe; Model evaluation and testing; New firms; Social norms and social capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960585348     PISSN: 15760162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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