"Insider accounts": A qualitative research method for small firms

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 105-117

  Ekanem, Ignatius ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Entrepreneurs; Owner managers; Qualitative research; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847130984     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710727926     Document Type: Article

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