Persistence of profits for UK manufacturing and service sector firms

Service Industries Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 105-117

  Goddard, J A ^a   Wilson, J O S ^b  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b EDINBURGH NAPIER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING; METHODOLOGICAL EVALUATION; PROFIT LEVEL; SERVICE SECTOR;

UK;

EID: 0029907477     PISSN: 02642069     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02642069600000017     Document Type: Article

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