The pricing decision in small firms: Complexities and the deprioritising of economic determinants

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 17-32

  Curran, James ^a   Jarvis, Robin ^a   Kitching, John ^a   Lightfoot, Geoff ^a  

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EID: 0006220541     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242697152001     Document Type: Article

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