Graduate employment in SMEs: A longitudinal perspective

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 353-365

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Matlay, Harry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b BIRMINGHAM CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Graduates; Small to medium sized enterprises; Training; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 24344446911     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000510612277     Document Type: Article

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