Who are the Chinese private entrepreneurs? A study of entrepreneurial attributes and business governance

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 148-160

  Chen, Guangjin ^a   Li, Jun ^b   Matlay, Harry ^c  

^a CHINESE ACADEMY OF SOCIAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

^c BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

China; Corporate governance; Entrepreneurs; Social change

Indexed keywords

EID: 33744811450     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000610665863     Document Type: Article

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