The influence of firm age and intangible resources on the relationship between entrepreneurial orientation and firm growth among Japanese SMEs

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 413-429

  Anderson, Brian S ^a   Eshima, Yoshihiro ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Configurational model; Entrepreneurial orientation; Firm age; Firm growth; Intangible resources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84875609346     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2011.10.001     Document Type: Article

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