Gender, entrepreneurship and motivational factors in an Irish context

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 173-196

  Laure Humbert, Anne ^a   Drew, Eileen ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Gender; Ireland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116774     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566261011051026     Document Type: Article

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