The cult of risk taking and social learning: a study of Irish entrepreneurs

Management Decision

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 563-575

  Mccarthy, Breda ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Ireland; Perceptions; Performance; Risk; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986161384     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00251740010378291     Document Type: Article

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