Factors contributing to the growth of small manufacturing firms: Data from Australia

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 88-95

  Wijewardena, Hema ^a   Tibbits, Garry E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 0033246613     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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