Small firm performance: assessing the interaction between entrepreneurial style and organizational structure

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 31, Issue 11-12, 1997, Pages 814-831

  Chaston, Ian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Growth; Marketing strategy; Organizational structure; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038586993     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090569710190550     Document Type: Article

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