How culture moulds the effects of self-efficacy and fear of failure on entrepreneurship

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 25, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 756-780

  Wennberg, Karl ^a,b   Pathak, Saurav ^c   Autio, Erkko ^d,e  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm School of Economics   (Sweden)

^c MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

culture; entrepreneurship; institutions; multi level

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; CULTURE; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; LEADERSHIP;

EID: 84890669729     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985626.2013.862975     Document Type: Article

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