Working capital and financial management practices in the small Firm Sector

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 52-68

  Peel, Michael J ^a   Wilson, Nicholas ^a  

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EID: 0003309512     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242696142004     Document Type: Article

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