Small business research: Time for a crisis-based view

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-64

  Herbane, Brahim ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business continuity management; Business reliance; Crisis management; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 75749118869     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242609350804     Document Type: Article

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