Perceptions of Efficacy, Control, and Risk: A Theory of Mixed Control

International Studies in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 24, Issue , 2009, Pages 259-281

  Monsen, Erik ^a   Urbig, Diemo ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR THE SCIENCE OF HUMAN HISTORY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Collective Efficacy; Control Belief; Entrepreneurial Intention; Internal Locus; Risk Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 85145717480     PISSN: 15721922     EISSN: 21975884     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0443-0_12     Document Type: Chapter

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