The theory of planned behavior in entrepreneurship research: what we know and future directions

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 935-957

  Lortie, Jason ^a   Castogiovanni, Gary ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial behaviors; Entrepreneurial intentions; Entrepreneurship; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946492599     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-015-0358-3     Document Type: Article

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