The interaction between culture and sex in the formation of entrepreneurial intentions

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 781-803

  Shneor, Rotem ^a   Metin Camgöz, Selin ^b   Bayhan Karapinar, Pinar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

culture; entrepreneurial intentions; gender; Norway; sex; Turkey

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL RELATIONS; ENTREPRENEUR; GENDER DISPARITY; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE;

NORWAY; TURKEY;

EID: 84890618074     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2013.862973     Document Type: Article

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