Business and social entrepreneurs in the UK: Gender, context and commitment

International Journal of Gender and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 200-217

  Levie, Jonathan ^a   Hart, Mark ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business entrepreneurs; Business formation; Global Entreprenurship Monitor; Social entrepreneurs; United Kingdom; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133564     PISSN: 17566266     EISSN: 17566274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/17566261111169304     Document Type: Article

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