Turnaround in small firms: An assessment of efficiency strategies

Journal of Business Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 169-178

  Chowdhury, Shamsud D ^a   Lang, James R ^b  

^a ATHABASCA UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0030162571     PISSN: 01482963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0148-2963(95)00119-0     Document Type: Article

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