Small and medium‐sized enterprises, business link and the new knowledge workers

Policy Studies

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 67-80

  Bryson, John R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0009006438     PISSN: 01442872     EISSN: 14701006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01442879708423722     Document Type: Article

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