Supplying large firms: The role of entrepreneurial and dynamic capabilities in small businesses

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 493-512

  Woldesenbet, Kassa ^a   Ram, Monder ^a   Jones, Trevor ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dynamic capabilities; large purchasing organizations; small firms; supply chain

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864384834     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242611396390     Document Type: Article

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