Survival and failure of small businesses arising through government privatization: Insights from two New Zealand firms

Journal of Management Studies

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1435-1467

  Mouly, V Suchitra ^a   Sankaran, Jayaram K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

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EID: 10844237086     PISSN: 00222380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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