The controversial role of personality traits in entrepreneurial psychology

Education + Training

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 341-345

  Llewellyn, David J ^a   Wilson, Kerry M ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Personality; Psychology; Research

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986146496     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910310495996     Document Type: Article

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