A crossnational prediction model for business success

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 228-239

  Lussier, Robert N ^a   Pfeifer, Sanja ^b  

^a Dept of Mgmt and Director of I ^*  (United States)

^b JOSIP JURAJ STROSSMAYER UNIVERSITY OF OSIJEK   (Croatia)

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EID: 0035534851     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0447-2778.00021     Document Type: Article

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