The impact of perceived expectations and uncertainty on firm investment

Small Business Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 365-376

  Koetse, Mark J ^a   Van Der Vlist, Arno J ^b   De Groot, Henri L F ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

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EID: 33744520761     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-005-3201-3     Document Type: Article

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