Drivers of performance in small- and medium-sized firms – an empirical study

International Journal of Business Performance Management

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 153-170

  O’ Regan, Nicholas ^a   Ghobadian, Abby ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

culture; leadership; performance; strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 44249092177     PISSN: 13684892     EISSN: 17415039     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBPM.2004.005013     Document Type: Article

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