Improving Survey Instrument Validity and Reliability: The Case of SME Owner Objectives

Small Enterprise Research

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 55-65

  Woodliff, David ^a   Watson, John ^a   Newby, Rick ^b   McDowell, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 18844369181     PISSN: 13215906     EISSN: 11750979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/ser.7.2.55     Document Type: Article

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