Entrepreneurship as a Career Option: Do Temporary Workers Have the Competencies, Intention and Willingness to Become Entrepreneurs?

This study analyses the entrepreneurial intentions and the willingness of temporary workers to consider entrepreneurship as a career option. Specifically, we analyse the self-perception of entrepreneurial competencies of a group of temporary workers. A total of 184 temporary workers participated in...

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Main Author: Costa, Sílvia Fernandes
Other Authors: Caetano, António, Santos, Susana C.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: The Journal of Entrepreneurship 2016, September
Subjects:
Career Option
Competencies
Willingness
Online Access:http://library.ediindia.ac.in:8181/xmlui/handle/123456789/5706
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