Owner-Managers and the Practice of Strategic Management

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 181-195

  Woods, Adrian ^a   Joyce, Paul ^b  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

growth; knowledge; owner managers; strategic tools; strategies

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997941164     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242603021002003     Document Type: Article

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