Impact of network capability on small business performance

Management Decision

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 2-23

  Zacca, Robert ^a   Dayan, Mumin ^b   Ahrens, Thomas ^b  

^a ALFAISAL UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

Author keywords

Competitive aggressiveness; Entrepreneurial orientation; Entrepreneurship; Firm performance; Innovation; Network capabilities

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923334681     PISSN: 00251747     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/MD-11-2013-0587     Document Type: Article

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