Women in business: Entrepreneurship, ethics and efficiency

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 343-354

  Peris Ortiz, Marta ^a   Rueda Armengot, Carlos ^a   Osorio, Diana Benito ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD REY JUAN CARLOS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Universalist approach; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864403946     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-011-0177-0     Document Type: Review

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