The role of entrepreneurial orientation in service firms: Empirical evidence from Austria

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 427-444

  Kraus, Sascha ^a,b  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN   (Liechtenstein)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial orientation; innovative behavior; performance

Indexed keywords

ENTREPRENEUR; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; SERVICE SECTOR;

AUSTRIA;

EID: 84875599253     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2011.622373     Document Type: Article

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