Entrepreneurial burnout: exploring antecedents, dimensions and outcomes

Journal of Research in Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 71-79

  Shepherd, C David ^a   Miles, Morgan P ^a   Marchisio, Gaia ^b   Morrish, Sussie C ^c   Deacon, Jonathan H ^d  

^a GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b KENNESAW STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

^d University of Glamorgan   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; New Zealand; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 84885944937     PISSN: 14715201     EISSN: 1471521X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14715201011060894     Document Type: Article

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