Competing in the service sector – The entrepreneurial challenge

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 5-21

  Rodie, Amy Risch ^a   Martin, Charles L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA   (United States)

^b WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive strategy; Competitor intelligence; Entrepreneurs; Service; Service industries; Service operations

Indexed keywords

EID: 34748883413     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550110385718     Document Type: Review

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