Cognitive style and entrepreneurial drive of new and mature business owner-managers

Journal of Business and Psychology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 419-430

  Armstrong, Steven J ^a   Hird, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive style; Entrepreneurial drive; Entrepreneurship; Managers; Owner

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895905666     PISSN: 08893268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10869-009-9114-4     Document Type: Article

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