Flexibility, Firm-Specific Turbulence and the Performance of the Long-lived Small Firm
β Scribed by Bernadette Power; Gavin C. Reid
- Publisher
- Springer US
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 208 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0889-938X
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