Research Journal of Applied Sciences

Year: 2018
Volume: 13
Issue: 1
Page No. 10 - 25

Increasing Software Firm Performance: Entrepreneurial and Software Characteristics and the Moderating Effect of the Regulatory Environment

Authors : Moon Jong Choi, Sanghyun Kim, Hyunsun Park and Sam Park

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