Strategic Entrepreneurship and Managerial Activities in SMEs

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 197-212

  Messeghem, Karim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE FRANCHE COMTÉ   (France)

Author keywords

entrepreneurial orientation; food processing industry; organizational structure; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84998186607     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242603021002004     Document Type: Article

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