Entrepreneurial failure: The case of Franchisees

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 73-90

  Michael, Steven C ^a,c   Combs, James G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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EID: 37649020748     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2007.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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