Religion, social class, and entrepreneurial choice

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 774-789

  Audretsch, David B ^a   Bönte, Werner ^b   Tamvada, Jagannadha Pawan ^c,d  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial choice; Entrepreneurship; Occupational choice; Religion; Social class

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883763045     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2013.06.002     Document Type: Article

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