University departments and self-employment intentions of business students: A cross-level analysis

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 175-200

  Walter, Sascha G ^a   Parboteeah, K Praveen ^b   Walter, Achim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN WHITEWATER   (United States)

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EID: 84875253879     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2011.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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