Entrepreneurship and knowledge management in small service-sector firms

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 845-860

  Chaston, Ian ^a  

^a CENTRUM CATÓLICA GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Peru)

Author keywords

economic conditions; entrepreneurship; knowledge management; small service firms

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; ECONOMIC CONDITIONS; ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; SERVICE SECTOR; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859181167     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.559224     Document Type: Article

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