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Gender and management on Spanish SMEs: an empirical analysis

Antonio Mínguez-Vera Department of Management and Finance, University of Murcia, Murcia, Spain
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Adina Martin Department of Business Administration, ‘Al. I. Cuza’ University of Iasi, Carol I Boulevard, Iasi, RomaniaCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 2852-2873 | Published online: 29 Jul 2011

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