Sustainability of a Small Firm – the Entrepreneurial Perspective

Piotr Tomski; Faiza Manzoor

doi:10.2478/cqpi-2019-0019

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Sustainability of a Small Firm – the Entrepreneurial Perspective

Conference Quality Production Improvement – CQPI

Volume 1 (2019): Issue 1 (July 2019)

By: Piotr Tomski and Faiza Manzoor

Open Access

|Oct 2019

Abstract

The objective of the paper is to analyze the perception of sustainable performance of entrepreneurs being owners-managers of small businesses. The research tool was the questionnaire.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/cqpi-2019-0019 | Journal eISSN: 2657-8603

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Language: English

Page range: 139 - 146

Submitted on: Apr 2, 2019

Accepted on: May 15, 2019

Published on: Oct 8, 2019

Published by: Quality and Production Managers Association

In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services

Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

Keywords:

sustainable development,

sustainable performance,

small business

Related subjects:

Business and economics,

Business management,

Business management, other,

Engineering,

Introductions and overviews,

Engineering, other,

Mechanical engineering,

Production technology,

Social sciences,

Sociology,

Sociology of science, technology, and environment

© 2019 Piotr Tomski, Faiza Manzoor, published by Quality and Production Managers Association
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