An empirical investigation of the growth cycle theory of small firm financing

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 382-392

  Gregory, Brian T ^a   Rutherford, Matthew W ^b   Oswald, Sharon ^c,d   Gardiner, Lorraine ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI   (United States)

^b GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Management ^*

^d AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33646170889     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2005.00143.x     Document Type: Review

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