Entrepreneurial action, innovation and business performance: the small independent business

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 7-17

  Georgellis, Y ^a   Joyce, P ^b   Woods, A ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LONDON METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurialism; Innovation; Planning; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993008536     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006801     Document Type: Article

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