CEO Regulatory Foci, Environmental Dynamism, and Small Firm Performance

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 580-604

  Wallace, J Craig ^a   Little, Laura M ^b   Hill, Aaron D ^a   Ridge, Jason W ^a  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 77957131468     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00309.x     Document Type: Article

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