Impact of knowledge management on the self-efficacy of entrepreneurs: Mexican SME context

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 10, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 111-124

  Kelly, Louise ^a   Kumar, Rachna ^a  

^a ALLIANT INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotion; Entrepreneur; Information technology; International; Knowledge; Management; Mexico; Self efficacy; Small and medium entrepreneur; SME; Synchronisation; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 63049129003     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2009.023917     Document Type: Article

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