Unpacking the Personal Initiative-Performance Relationship: A Multi-Group Analysis of Innovation by Ugandan Rural and Urban Entrepreneurs

Applied Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 99-131

  Rooks, Gerrit ^a   Sserwanga, Arthur ^b   Frese, Michael ^c,d  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Uganda)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^d LEUPHANA UNIVERSITY OF LÜNEBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MODEL; SOCIAL NETWORK; UGANDA;

EID: 84955208309     PISSN: 0269994X     EISSN: 14640597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apps.12033     Document Type: Article

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