The long-term Performance of Small Businesses: Are there differences between "christian-based" companies and their secular counterparts?

Journal of Business Ethics

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Ibrahim, Nabil A ^a   Angelidis, John P ^b  

^a AUGUSTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ST JOHN'S UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Business; Christian based companies; Ethics; Performance; Secular companies; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 21644437198     PISSN: 01674544     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10551-005-1413-8     Document Type: Conference Paper

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