Perception of success and its effect on small firm performance

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 689-701

  Reijonen, Helen ^a   Komppula, Raija ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business performance; Crafts; Finland; Rural areas; Small enterprises; Tourism

Indexed keywords

EID: 36249016722     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710832776     Document Type: Article

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