Causal recipes for high performance: An exploratory comparative study of young high-technology firms from India and the UK

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 542-561

  Balodi, Krishna Chandra ^a   Prabhu, Jaideep ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial orientation; Firm performance; High technology firms; India; Qualitative techniques; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 84926339623     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-10-2013-0168     Document Type: Article

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