The role of risk propensity in predicting self-employment

Journal of Applied Psychology

Volumn 99, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 1000-1009

  Nieß, Christiane ^a   Biemann, Torsten ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANNHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Event history analysis; Longitudinal design; Risk propensity; Self employment entry; Self employment survival

Indexed keywords

ADULT; DECISION MAKING; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; CAREER CHOICE; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84925849672     PISSN: 00219010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0035992     Document Type: Article

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