The Behaviour of Graduates in the SME Labour Market: Evidence and Perceptions

Small Business Economics

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 249-259

  Belfield, C R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0033442892     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008011303353     Document Type: Article

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