The experiences of male gay business owners in the UK

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 890-906

  Galloway, Laura ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

business ownership; discrimination; diversity; entrepreneurship; gay; minority; motivations

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870865557     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610391324     Document Type: Article

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