The Creation, Location and Growth of Small Business Service Firms in the United Kingdom

The Service Industries Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 1993, Pages 118-131

  Bryson, John ^a   Keeble, David ^a   Wood, Peter ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS SERVICE; ECONOMIC ROLE; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; KNOWLEDGE- BASED INDUSTRY; SERVICE INDUSTRY; SMALL-SCALE INDUSTRY;

UK;

EID: 0027718467     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: 17439507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069300000034     Document Type: Article

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