Stage of the organizational life cycle and competition as mediators of problem perception for small businesses

Robert Dodge, H.; Fullerton, Sam; E. Robbins, John

doi:10.1002/smj.4250150204

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Stage of the organizational life cycle and competition as mediators of problem perception for small businesses

Published in Strategic Management Journal • Feb 1, 1994

Authors:

H. Robert Dodge

Sam Fullerton

John E. Robbins

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Abstract An empirical study based upon a sample of 645 small businesses assesses the relationship that life cycle stage and level of competition exhibit with the problems perceived to constrain small business strategic planning. Problems have been identified as either internal (cash flow) or externa...

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Competition (biology)

Situational ethics

Perception

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