The Changing Competitiveness of Taiwan's Manufacturing SMEs

Small Business Economics

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 315-326

  Hu, Ming Wen ^a   Schive, Chi ^b  

^a TAMKANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

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EID: 0032341113     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007996701665     Document Type: Article

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