Why Entrepreneurs Often Experience Low, Not High, Levels of Stress: The Joint Effects of Selection and Psychological Capital

Journal of Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 742-768

  Baron, Robert A ^a   Franklin, Rebecca J ^a   Hmieleski, Keith M ^b  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

entrepreneurs; individual differences; psychological capital; stress; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84957801438     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: 15571211     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206313495411     Document Type: Article

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