Entrepreneurial dynamics in small business service firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 249-268

  Glancey, Keith ^a   Greig, Malcolm ^a   Pettigrew, Malcolm ^a  

^a EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Performance; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993038062     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559810235547     Document Type: Article

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