Who succeeds as an entrepreneur? An analysis of the post-entry performance of new firms in Japan

Japan and the World Economy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 211-222

  Harada, Nobuyuki ^a  

^a Japan Center for Economic Research   (Japan)

Author keywords

Entrepreneur; Japan; New firm; Post entry performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037376351     PISSN: 09221425     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0922-1425(02)00002-6     Document Type: Article

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