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Effects of the Establishment of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Performances of Small and Medium Enterprises in Transition Countries: Empirical Evidences from Bosnia and Herzegovina Cover

Effects of the Establishment of Entrepreneurial Orientation on the Performances of Small and Medium Enterprises in Transition Countries: Empirical Evidences from Bosnia and Herzegovina

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|Apr 2019

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/zireb-2019-0004 | Journal eISSN: 1849-1162 | Journal ISSN: 1331-5609
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