Gender and entrepreneurship: A review and process model

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 428-458

  Sullivan, Diane M ^a   Meek, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Business; Entrepreneurship; Gender; Literature review; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863466596     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683941211235373     Document Type: Review

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