Strategy-making process and firm performance in small firms

Journal of Management and Organization

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 209-222

  Verreynne, Martie Louise ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Small firms; Strategy making process

Indexed keywords

EID: 34447632100     PISSN: 18333672     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/jmo.2006.12.3.209     Document Type: Article

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