A categorization of small retailer research streams: What does it portend for future research?

Journal of Retailing

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-94

  Runyan, Rodney C ^a   Droge, Cornelia ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Literature research streams; Small retailers; Theory and construct development

Indexed keywords

EID: 43649103678     PISSN: 00224359     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jretai.2008.01.003     Document Type: Article

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