Entrepreneurial cognitions in academia: Exploring gender differences

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 630-644

  Alonso Galicia, Patricia Esther ^a   Fernández Pérez, Virginia ^b   Rodríguez Ariza, Lázaro ^b   Fuentes Fuentes, María del Mar ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE SAN LUIS POTOSÍ   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Academic careers; Academics; Attitudes towards entrepreneurship; Entrepreneurial intention; Gender; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938265224     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JMP-08-2013-0262     Document Type: Article

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