Competing effectively: Environmental scanning, competitive strategy, and organizational performance in small manufacturing firms

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 27-47

  Beal, Reginald M ^a  

^a FLORIDA A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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