Diversification in ethnic minority business: The case of Asians in London's creative industries

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 41-56

  Smallbone, David ^a   Bertotti, Marcello ^b   Ekanem, Ignatius ^c  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diversification; Ethnic minorities; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 19744377662     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000510579635     Document Type: Article

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