Entrepreneurial personality: The role of narcissism

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 55, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 527-531

  Mathieu, Cynthia ^a   St Jean, Étienne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À TROIS RIVIÈRES   (Canada)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial intentions; Locus of control; Narcissism; Risk propensity; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84880038971     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2013.04.026     Document Type: Article

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