Ansoff’s Matrix, pain and gain: Growth strategies and adaptive learning among small food producers

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 101-111

  Watts, Gerald ^a   Cope, Jason ^a   Hulme, Michael ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Learning; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992975870     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559810224567     Document Type: Article

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