Entrepreneurial orientation, firm strategy and small firm performance

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-60

  Lechner, Christian ^a   Gudmundsson, Sveinn Vidar ^a  

^a TOULOUSE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (France)

Author keywords

cost leadership; differentiation; entrepreneurial orientation; firm strategy; performance; small firms; survival

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891718684     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242612455034     Document Type: Article

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