How Organizational Culture Influences Innovativeness, Proactiveness, and Risk-Taking: Fostering Entrepreneurial Orientation in SMEs

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 868-885

  Brettel, Malte ^a   Chomik, Christoph ^a   Flatten, Tessa Christina ^a  

^a RWTH AACHEN UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

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EID: 84941178361     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jsbm.12108     Document Type: Article

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