The strategic decision making of entrepreneurs within small high innovator firms

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 261-280

  Mazzarol, Tim ^a   Reboud, Sophie ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b BURGUNDY SCHOOL OF BUSINESS   (France)

Author keywords

Case studies; Commercialisation; Diagnostic assessment; Entrepreneurs; Innovation; Small firms; Strategic decision making

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746169383     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-8688-9     Document Type: Review

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