Exploring coping strategies of business leaders during an economic downturn

South African Journal of Economic and Management Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 402-415

  van Zyl, Marlise ^a   du Plessis, Yvonne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Business leaders; Coping; Coping strategies; Economic downturn

Indexed keywords

EID: 84870512503     PISSN: 10158812     EISSN: 22223436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajems.v15i4.151     Document Type: Article

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