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The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises

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The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises. / Huang, Shuangfa; Huang, Qihai; Soetanto, Danny et al.
In: European Management Review, Vol. 21, No. 2, 01.06.2024, p. 376-392.

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Huang, S, Huang, Q, Soetanto, D & Li, X 2024, 'The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises', European Management Review, vol. 21, no. 2, pp. 376-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12591

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Huang, S., Huang, Q., Soetanto, D., & Li, X. (2024). The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises. European Management Review, 21(2), 376-392. https://doi.org/10.1111/emre.12591

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Huang S, Huang Q, Soetanto D, Li X. The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises. European Management Review. 2024 Jun 1;21(2):376-392. Epub 2023 Jul 6. doi: 10.1111/emre.12591

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Huang, Shuangfa ; Huang, Qihai ; Soetanto, Danny et al. / The effect of chief executive officers' regulatory focus on the entrepreneurial orientation of small and medium‐sized enterprises. In: European Management Review. 2024 ; Vol. 21, No. 2. pp. 376-392.

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