A Psychobiographical Analysis of the Personality Traits of Steve Jobs's Entrepreneurial Life

There has been increasing interest in the attributes of successful entrepreneurs. Increasingly, too, research on entrepreneurship has focused on the identification of personality traits conducive to entrepreneurial success. The present study moves away from predicting entrepreneurial success and ins...

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Authors: Ndoro, Tinashe Victor Mandishonha 1981- (Author) ; van Niekerk, Roelf (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Rhodes University [2019]
In: The Indo-Pacific journal of phenomenology
Year: 2019, Volume: 19, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-41
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jobs, Steve 1955-2011 / Entrepreneur / Psychographics / Biography research
RelBib Classification:ZB Sociology
ZD Psychology
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