Small firm information seeking as a response to environmental threats and opportunities

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 11-23

  Lang, James R ^b   Calantone, Roger J ^b   Gudmundson, Donald ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN OSHKOSH   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031499608     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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