A comprehensive model of entrepreneur role stress antecedents and consequences

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-243

  Wincent, Joakim ^a   Örtqvist, Daniel ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Exhaustion; Performance; Personality; Role stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864151964     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9102-8     Document Type: Article

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