In the eye of the beholder: How regulatory focus and self-efficacy interact in influencing opportunity recognition

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 622-636

  Tumasjan, Andranik ^a   Braun, Reiner ^a  

^a TUM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

Author keywords

Creative self efficacy; Entrepreneurial cognition; Entrepreneurial self efficacy; Opportunity recognition; Regulatory focus theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84858332973     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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