The Influence of Environmental Attributes on the Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Orientation and Performance in Independent Community Pharmacies

Journal of Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 25-46

  Iyer, Shrividya ^a   Doucette, William R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

community pharmacies; competition; entrepreneurship; environment; Independent pharmacies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993032648     PISSN: 08837597     EISSN: 15408574     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/J058v15n02_03     Document Type: Article

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