Crisis planning in small businesses: Importance, impetus and indifference

European Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 398-407

  Spillan, John ^a   Hough, Michelle ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Crisis management; Crisis planning; Disasters; Small businesses

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141800080     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-2373(03)00046-X     Document Type: Article

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