The CEOs' characteristics and their strategy development in the UK SME sector: An empirical study

Journal of Management Development

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 316-324

  Karami, Azhdar ^a   Analoui, Farhad ^b   Korak, Nada Korak ^c  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chief executives; Management development; Management styles; Organizational performance; Small to medium sized enterprises; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645741236     PISSN: 02621711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02621710610655800     Document Type: Review

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