Demography of the firm: A useful metaphor?

European Journal of Population

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 263-279

  Van Wissen, Leo J G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INTERDISCIPLINARY DEMOGRAPHIC INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disbanding; Firm age; Firm demography; Firm size; Founding

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 0036376325     PISSN: 01686577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1019750727018     Document Type: Article

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