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2009

Miller, Nancy J, Terry L. Besser, and Sandra Sattler Weber.  Forthcoming 2009. “Networking Among Apparel Store Owners in Small US Communities.” Clothing and Textiles Research Journal.   Best Paper Award, International Textiles and Apparel Association, Merchandising/Marketing/Retailing Track. 2008.

Besser, Terry L. Forthcoming 2009. "Changes in Small Town Social Capital and Civic Engagement." Journal of Rural Studies.

Besser, Terry L. and Nancy J. Miller. Forthcoming 2009. "Starting New Business Networks: Benefits and Barriers" The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business.

2008

Besser, Terry L., Nicholas Recker, and Kerry Agnitsch. 2008. Forthcoming. “The Impact of Economic Shocks on Quality of Life and Social Capital in Small Towns.” Rural Sociology.

Besser, Terry L. and Nancy J. Miller. 2008. Forthcoming. “Perceptions of Success and Satisfaction for Small Suppliers and Non-suppliers in the New Economy.” Journal of Small Business Management.

2007

Miller, Nancy J, Terry L. Besser, and Avinash Malshe. 2007. “Strategic Networking among Small Businesses in Small U.S. Communities.” International Small Business Journal. 25 (6): 631-665.

Miller, Nancy J., Terry L. Besser, and Jennifer V. Riibe. 2006/2007. “Do Strategic Business Networks Benefit Male and Female Owned Small Community Businesses?”Journal of Small Business Strategy. 17 (2) Fall/Winter: 53-74.

Besser, Terry L., Nicholas Recker, and Kerry Agnitsch. (Forthcoming/2007). “The Impact of Economic Shocks on Quality of Life and Social Capital in Small Towns.”  Rural Sociology.

Miller, Nancy J., Terry L. Besser, and Jennifer V. Riibe.  2006/2007. “Do Strategic Business Networks Benefit Male and Female Owned Small Community Businesses?” Journal of Small Business Strategy.  17 (2) Fall/Winter: 53-74.

2006

Besser, Terry, Peter J. Korsching, Nancy J. Miller, Bridget Diamond Welch, Brandon Hofstedt, and Ryan Orr. 2006. “Creating Business Networks.” CD Practice. 14: 1-12.

Besser, Terry L., Nancy J. Miller and Robert K. Perkins. 2006. “For the Greater Good: Business Networks and Business Social Responsibility to Communities.” Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. 18 (4): 321-339.

2005

Miller, Nancy J. and Terry L. Besser. 2005. “Comparing Networked to Non-Networked Small U.S. Business: A Firm-Level Investigation of Strategic Network Theory." Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship. 10 (2): 167- 186.

2004

Besser, Terry L. and Margaret M. Hanson. 2004. “Development of Last Resort: The Impact of New State Prisons on Small Town Economies in the United States.” Journal of the Community Development Society. 35 (2): 1-16.

Besser, Terry L. and Nancy J. Miller. 2004. “The Risks of Enlightened Self Interest: Small Businesses and Support for Community." Business and Society. 43 (4): 398-425.

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