The Performance and Competitive Advantage of Small Firms: A Management Perspective

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 63-75

  Jennings, Peter ^a   Beaver, Graham ^a  

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EID: 0001981553     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242697152004     Document Type: Article

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