Habitual late payment of trade credit: An empirical examination of UK small firms

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 6-7, 2003, Pages 471-482

  Howorth, Carole ^a   Reber, Beat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 14544301851     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1128     Document Type: Review

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