The Evolution of Firm Size and Employment Share Distribution in Japanese and UK Manufacturing: A Study of Small Business Presence

Small Business Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 283-292

  Doi, Noriyuki ^a   Cowling, Marc ^b  

^a KWANSEI GAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0032385194     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007903921724     Document Type: Article

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