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Students' Propensity toward Business Ownership
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Tomkiewicz, Joseph; Bass, Kenneth; Robinson, Joanna – College Student Journal, 2012
During periods of economic turmoil and uncertainty, employment opportunities are often greatly diminished. The Great Recession beginning in 2007 caused such a labor market disruption, hitting new college graduates especially hard. Under such conditions, business ownership may appeal to some as a conceivable substitution to "finding a job." The…
Descriptors: College Graduates, Fear of Success, Student Attitudes, Ownership