Success factors for new businesses in Austria and the Czech Republic

Entrepreneurship and Regional Development

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 381-403

  Kessler, Alexander ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Austria; Czech Republic; Early business development stage; Success factors; Traditional market economy; Transition emerging economy

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENTREPRENEUR; MARKET SYSTEM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

AUSTRIA; CENTRAL EUROPE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 34648813836     PISSN: 08985626     EISSN: 14645114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08985620701439959     Document Type: Article

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