Strategic planning in small high tech companies

Long Range Planning

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 455-466

  Berry, Maureen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Strethclyde   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0001108971     PISSN: 00246301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0024-6301(98)80012-5     Document Type: Article

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