Networking: Gender differences and the association with firm performance

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 536-558

  Watson, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

gender; growth; networking; survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84861006422     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610384888     Document Type: Article

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