"I put in effort, therefore I am passionate": Investigating the path from effort to passion in entrepreneurship

Academy of Management Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 1012-1031

  Gielnik, Michael M ^a   Spitzmuller, Matthias ^b   Schmitt, Antje ^c   Klemann, D Katharina ^d   Frese, Michael ^a,e  

^a LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

^d Klemann Consultancy   (Netherlands)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

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EID: 84939493781     PISSN: 00014273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5465/amj.2011.0727     Document Type: Review

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