Contextual Motivation and Growth Aspirations Among Nascent Entrepreneurs

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 23, Issue , 2009, Pages 35-49

  Hechavarria, Diana M ^a   Schenkel, Mark T ^a   Matthews, Charles H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Center for Entrepreneurship Education Research College of Business   (United States)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial Process; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor; Intrinsic Motivation; Nascent Entrepreneur; Opportunity Entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 85014778048     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-09523-3_3     Document Type: Chapter

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