Strategic and operational planning attitudinal changes and the survival and growth of business start-ups revisited: Management training matters

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 141-177

  Schamp, Tom ^a   Deschoolmeester, Dirk ^a  

^a Vlerick School voor Management   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Counselling; Planning; Start ups; Training management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993047441     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559810224594     Document Type: Article

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