A Proposed Framework for the Strategic Management of Small

Small Enterprise Research

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 37-53

  Mazzarol, Tim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

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EID: 85124414035     PISSN: 13215906     EISSN: 11750979     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/ser.13.1.37     Document Type: Article

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