Learning mode of small business owners in Belgium

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 92-106

  Willem, Annick ^a   Van den Broeck, Herman ^a,b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VLERICK BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Focus groups; Learning capability; Learning gaps; Learning mode; Learning process; Learning support; Reflective learning; Research paper; Small business owners

Indexed keywords

EID: 57349117699     PISSN: 14761297     EISSN: 17418054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2009.021611     Document Type: Article

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