Time to reassess the size criterion for SME classification? An empirical investigation

International Journal of Manufacturing Technology and Management

Volumn 2, Issue 1-7, 2000, Pages 879-890

  Ghobadian, Abby ^a   O’Regan, Nicholas ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

leadership and strategic planning; organizational culture; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937567874     PISSN: 13682148     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijmtm.2000.001381     Document Type: Article

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