A qualitative study of managerial challenges facing small business geographic expansion

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 233-256

  Greening, Daniel W ^a   Barringer, Bruce R ^b   Macy, Granger ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030191274     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0883-9026(95)00108-5     Document Type: Article

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