Doing “Business” in Papua New Guinea: The Social Embeddedness of Small Business Enterprises

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 231-246

  Curry, George N ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

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EID: 33544469041     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2005.10593343     Document Type: Article

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