An “Informed” Intent Model: Incorporating Human Capital, Social Capital, and Gender Variables into the Theoretical Model of Entrepreneurial Intentions

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 24, Issue , 2009, Pages 35-50

  Hindle, Kevin ^a   Klyver, Kim ^b   Jennings, Daniel F ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial Intention; Entrepreneurial Opportunity; Entrepreneurship Research; Human Capital; Social Capital

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955410032     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0443-0_3     Document Type: Chapter

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