The Creation and Growth of Small Business Service Firms in Post-Industrial Britain

Small Business Economics

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 345-360

  Bryson, John R ^a   Keeble, David ^b   Wood, Peter ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0031506646     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007964520859     Document Type: Article

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