Sticking It Out: Individual Attributes and Persistence in Self-Employment

Journal of Management

Volumn 40, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1932-1979

  Patel, Pankaj C ^a   Thatcher, Sherry M B ^b  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE   (United States)

Author keywords

Big Five personality traits; goal pursuit; individual attributes; psychological well being; self employment

Indexed keywords

EID: 84910081877     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206312446643     Document Type: Article

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