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Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms

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  • Teemu Kautonen
  • Erno Tornikoski
  • Ewald Kibler

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  • Teemu Kautonen & Erno Tornikoski & Ewald Kibler, 2011. "Entrepreneurial intentions in the third age: the impact of perceived age norms," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 37(2), pages 219-234, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:37:y:2011:i:2:p:219-234
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9238-y
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    Keywords

    Age; Aging; Social norm; Entrepreneurial intention; Entrepreneurial environment; Third age; J14; M13; L26;
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    JEL classification:

    • J14 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demographic Economics - - - Economics of the Elderly; Economics of the Handicapped; Non-Labor Market Discrimination
    • M13 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Administration - - - New Firms; Startups
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship

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