Enacting entrepreneurial intent: The gaps between student needs and higher education capability

Education + Training

Volumn 46, Issue , 2004, Pages 454-463

  Collins, Lorna ^a   Hannon, Paul D ^b   Smith, Alison ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Education; Entrepreneurialism; Graduates; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105124     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910410569579     Document Type: Article

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