Exploring the accuracy of SME managers' network perceptions

European Journal of Marketing

Volumn 38, Issue 5-6, 2004, Pages 593-607

  Grundvåg Ottesen, Geir ^a   Foss, Lene ^b   Grønhaug, Kjell ^c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF FISHERIES AND AQUACULTURE RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Norway)

Author keywords

Information exchange; Managers; Marketing information; Networking; Perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 56549104221     PISSN: 03090566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/03090560410529231     Document Type: Article

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