SME Growth: The Relationship with Business Advice and External Collaboration

Small Business Economics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 193-208

  Robson, Paul J A ^a   Bennett, Robert J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034549801     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008129012953     Document Type: Article

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