Current operational practices of U.S. small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 155-169

  Prater, Edmund ^a   Ghosh, Soumen ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b Department of Operations Management ^*

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 27844481651     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2005.00131.x     Document Type: Review

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