The Role of Owner-Managers' Psychological Ownership in SME Strategic Behaviour

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 461-479

  Ikävalko, Markku ^a   Pihkala, Timo ^a   Kraus, Sascha ^b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIECHTENSTEIN   (Liechtenstein)

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EID: 85011646686     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2010.10593496     Document Type: Article

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