Institutions and entrepreneurial intent: A cross-country study

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 227-250

  Engle, Robert L ^a   Schlaegel, Christopher ^b   Dimitriadi, Nikolay ^c  

^a QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OTTO VON GUERICKE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c ROSTOV STATE UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial intent; formal institutions; informal institutions; Institutional theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 80051679788     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1084946711001811     Document Type: Article

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