Management development in small firms

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 175-190

  Fuller Love, Nerys ^a  

^a ABERYSTWYTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 33748678903     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2006.00125.x     Document Type: Review

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