Small firm performance in the context of agent and structure: A cross cultural comparison in the tourist accommodation sector

Small Firms In Tourism: International Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages 239-255

  Morrison, Alison ^a   Teixeira, Rivanda Meira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^b Universidada Federal de Sergipe ^*  (Brazil)

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EID: 84905597736     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780080517285     Document Type: Chapter

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