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Entrepreneurial orientation and SME performance in China’s changing environment: The moderating effects of strategies

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  • Zhi Tang & Jintong Tang, 2012. "Entrepreneurial orientation and SME performance in China’s changing environment: The moderating effects of strategies," Asia Pacific Journal of Management, Springer, vol. 29(2), pages 409-431, June.
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    DOI: 10.1007/s10490-010-9200-1
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