Factors affecting environmental behavior in micro-enterprises: Laundry and motor vehicle repair firms in Jerusalem

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 383-415

  Mir, Debby F ^a   Feitelson, Eran ^b  

^a NORTHEASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Environmental behavior; Family business; Jerusalem; Micro enterprise; Small business firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547091957     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242607078583     Document Type: Article

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