Predicting entrepreneurial behaviour: A test of the theory of planned behaviour

Applied Economics

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 697-707

  Kautonen, Teemu ^a   van Gelderen, Marco ^b   Tornikoski, Erno T ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Intention; Occupational choice; Self employment; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; ENTREPRENEUR; OCCUPATION; PREDICTION; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF EMPLOYMENT; TESTING METHOD; THEORETICAL STUDY;

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EID: 84857858408     PISSN: 00036846     EISSN: 14664283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00036846.2011.610750     Document Type: Article

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