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14. The Social Psychology of Entrepreneurial Behavior

Author : Kelly G. Shaver

Published in: Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research

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Social psychology has traditionally divided its study of meaningful social behavior into the intrapersonal processes that affect action and the interpersonal processes that describe relationships between two and more individuals. This chapter describes some of the intrapersonal factors – social cognitive processes, attributions, attitudes, and elements of the self-concept – that are implicated in entrepreneurial behavior.

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Title: The Social Psychology of Entrepreneurial Behavior
Author: Kelly G. Shaver
Publisher: Springer New York
Book: Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research
Print ISBN: 978-1-4419-1190-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-4419-1191-9

Copyright Year: 2010
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-1191-9_14

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