The use and deployment of soft process technologies within UK manufacturing SMEs: An empirical assessment using logit models

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 303-324

  Mole, Kevin F ^a   Ghobadian, Abby ^b   O'Regan, Nicholas ^b   Liu, Jonathan ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^c China Management Centre   (China)

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EID: 3142730801     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627x.2004.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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