Attitudes to growth and experience of growth among Scottish SMEs

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 7-20

  Mochrie, Robbie ^a   Galloway, Laura ^a   Donnelly, Eleanor ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business growth; Entrepreneurialism; Rural areas; Scotland; Small firms; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 31144465057     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550610644454     Document Type: Article

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