Effects of community characteristics, business environment, and competitive strategies on rural retail business performance

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 45-57

  Kean, Rita ^a   Gaskill, LuAnn ^b   Leistritz, Larry ^c   Jasper, Cynthia ^d   Bastow Shoop, Holly ^c   Jolly, Laura ^e   Sternquist, Brenda ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

^b IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^f MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0032220745     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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