Outcomes of entrepreneurship education: An institutional perspective

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 216-233

  Walter, Sascha G ^a   Block, Jörn H ^b,c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial activity; Entrepreneurship education; Institutional theory; Model of entrepreneurial action; Multilevel analysis

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958770755     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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