From entrepreneurial orientation and learning orientation to business performance: Analysing the mediating role of organizational learning and the moderating effects of organizational size

British Journal of Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 186-208

  Real, Juan C ^a   Roldán, José L ^b   Leal, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PABLO DE OLAVIDE   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

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EID: 84897959749     PISSN: 10453172     EISSN: 14678551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8551.2012.00848.x     Document Type: Article

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