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Contextualizing the relationship between self-commitment and performance: Environmental and behavioural uncertainty in (cross-border) alliances of SMEs

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Contextualizing the relationship between self-commitment and performance: Environmental and behavioural uncertainty in (cross-border) alliances of SMEs. / Fink, Matthias; Harms, Rainer.
In: Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, Vol. 24, No. 3-4, 04.2012, p. 161-179.

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Fink, M & Harms, R 2012, 'Contextualizing the relationship between self-commitment and performance: Environmental and behavioural uncertainty in (cross-border) alliances of SMEs', Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, vol. 24, no. 3-4, pp. 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2012.670911

APA

Fink, M., & Harms, R. (2012). Contextualizing the relationship between self-commitment and performance: Environmental and behavioural uncertainty in (cross-border) alliances of SMEs. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development, 24(3-4), 161-179. https://doi.org/10.1080/08985626.2012.670911

Vancouver

Fink M, Harms R. Contextualizing the relationship between self-commitment and performance: Environmental and behavioural uncertainty in (cross-border) alliances of SMEs. Entrepreneurship and Regional Development. 2012 Apr;24(3-4):161-179. doi: 10.1080/08985626.2012.670911

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