Gender, Risk, and Venture Creation Intentions

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 501-515

  Dawson, Chris ^a   Henley, Andrew ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^b ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84924918948     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12080     Document Type: Article

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