Self-leadership, spirituality, and entrepreneur performance: a conceptual model

Journal of Management, Spirituality and Religion

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 64-78

  Godwin, Jeffrey L ^a   Neck, Christopher P ^b   D’Intino, Robert S ^c  

^a SAINT VINCENT COLLEGE   (United States)

^b ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cognition; entrepreneurial performance; self leadership; spirituality; stressors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958039697     PISSN: 14766086     EISSN: 1942258X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14766086.2015.1122546     Document Type: Article

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