A grounded theory of portfolio working: Experiencing the smallest of small businesses

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 179-203

  Clinton, Michael ^a   Totterdell, Peter ^b   Wood, Stephen ^b,c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Constructivist grounded theory; Portfolio working; Social isolation; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645465753     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242606061843     Document Type: Article

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