Entrepreneurship Intention among French Grande ÉCole and University Students: An Application of Shapero's Model

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 97-110

  Klapper, Rita ^a   Léger Jarniou, Catherine ^b  

^a NEOMA BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS DAUPHINE   (France)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurship in France; Grande cole; Shapero

Indexed keywords

EID: 84902157927     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/000000006777699900     Document Type: Article

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