The moderating role of explanatory style between experience and entrepreneurial self-efficacy

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 1-17

  Kasouf, Chickery J ^a   Morrish, Sussie C ^b   Miles, Morgan P ^c  

^a WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial self efficacy; Experience; Explanatory style; Human and social capital; Policy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881443470     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-013-0275-2     Document Type: Article

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