Nascent entrepreneurs and the transition to entrepreneurship: Why do people start new businesses?

Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Zanakis, Stelios H ^a   Renko, Maija ^b   Bullough, Amanda ^c  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c THUNDERBIRD SCHOOL OF GLOBAL MANAGEMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; multivariate statistical analysis; nascent entrepreneurs' mindset; start up business survival; transition to entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862517549     PISSN: 10849467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S108494671250001X     Document Type: Article

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