Discovery of entrepreneurial opportunities: A gender perspective

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 111, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 755-775

  Gonzalez Alvarez, Nuria ^a   Solis Rodriguez, Vanesa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business formation; Entrepreneurialism; Gender; Human capital; Social capital; Spain paper type research paper

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEURIALISM; GENDER; HUMAN CAPITALS; SOCIAL CAPITALS; SPAIN PAPER TYPE RESEARCH PAPER;

RESEARCH;

EID: 80052244768     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02635571111137296     Document Type: Article

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