Adjusting for risk in comparing the performances of male- and female-controlled SMEs

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 773-788

  Watson, John ^a   Robinson, Sherry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Female; Male; Performance; Risk; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041511911     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(02)00128-3     Document Type: Article

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