Pathways of Passion: Identity Centrality, Passion, and Behavior Among Entrepreneurs

Journal of Management

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1583-1606

  Murnieks, Charles Y ^a   Mosakowski, Elaine ^b   Cardon, Melissa S ^c  

^a UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

entrepreneur; identity; passion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907077144     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206311433855     Document Type: Article

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