Firm performance and size: Explanations from the small firm sectors
β Scribed by David J. Storey
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 1989
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 486 KB
- Volume
- 1
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0921-898X
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