Research methods in the leading small business-entrepreneurship journals: A critical review with recommendations for future research

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 287-307

  Mullen, Michael R ^a,b   Budeva, Desislava G ^b   Doney, Patricia M ^b  

^a Askew Tower ^*  (United States)

^b FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 67249124074     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00272.x     Document Type: Article

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