Natural Environment, Market Orientation, and Firm Innovativeness: An Organizational Life Cycle Perspective

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 467-489

  Dibrell, Clay ^a   Craig, Justin ^b   Hansen, Eric ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b BOND UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79959600100     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2011.00333.x     Document Type: Article

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