Entrepreneurship, resistance to change and growth in small firms

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 61-72

  Gray, Colin ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurs; Growth; Innovation; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986139319     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000210419491     Document Type: Article

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