Executive learning in entrepreneurial firms and the role of external directors

Education + Training

Volumn 42, Issue , 2000, Pages 317-325

  Deakins, David ^a   O’Neill, Eileen ^b   Mileham, Patrick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Learning; Non executive directors

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986097736     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910010347795     Document Type: Article

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