The Influence of CEO Gender on Market Orientation and Performance in Service Small and Medium-Sized Service Businesses

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 475-496

  Davis, Peter S ^a   Babakus, Emin ^b   Englis, Paula Danskin ^c   Pett, Tim ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHARLOTTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^d WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77957148400     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2010.00305.x     Document Type: Article

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