The advisor-SMF client relationship: Impact, satisfaction and commitment

Small Business Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 255-271

  Bennett, R J ^a   Robson, P J A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business link; Consultancy; Impact; Satisfaction; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 19944394142     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-003-6459-3     Document Type: Article

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