One size does not fit all: Entrepreneurial expectancies and growth intentions of US women and men nascent entrepreneurs

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2012, Pages 7-27

  Manolova, Tatiana S ^a   Brush, Candida G ^b   Edelman, Linda F ^a   Shaver, Kelly G ^c  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^c Department of Teacher Education and Department of Sociology and Anthropology   (United States)

Author keywords

expectancy theory; growth; structural equation modelling; women entrepreneurs

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER ISSUE; GROWTH; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; NUMERICAL MODEL; THEORETICAL STUDY; WOMENS STATUS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84858808344     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2012.637344     Document Type: Article

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