A critical examination of the EO-performance relationship

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 309-328

  Andersén, Jim ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Multivariate analysis; Organizational performance; Research methods; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953573208     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552551011054507     Document Type: Article

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