Predictive validity of TAT and CMPS on the entrepreneurial activity, “start of a new business”: A longitudinal study

Journal of Managerial Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 634-654

  Hansemark, Ove C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreuneurialism; Predictive validity; Tests

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986082112     PISSN: 02683946     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02683940010378036     Document Type: Article

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