Would using the psychological contract increase entrepreneurial business development potential?

International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 382-397

  Blackman, Deborah ^a   Hindle, Kevin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA   (Australia)

^b SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

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