When entrepreneurial identity meets multiple social identities: Interplays and identity work of women entrepreneurs

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 128-154

  Chasserio, Stephanie ^a   Pailot, Philippe ^a   Poroli, Corinne ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Gender; Identity work; Multidimensionality; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84900323522     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-11-2011-0157     Document Type: Article

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