Entrepreneurship and the characteristics of the entrepreneurial personality

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 295-310

  Littunen, Hannu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

Author keywords

Change; Entrepreneurship; Personality; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146368     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550010362741     Document Type: Article

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