Developing SME managers under fire: Negotiating obstacles and weaknesses in Palestine

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 479-495

  Al Madhoun, Mohammed I ^a   Analoui, Farhad ^b  

^a ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Management development; Management skills; Palestine; Small enterprises; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 23744437883     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710410537083     Document Type: Article

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