Having arrived: The homogeneity of high-growth small firms

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 426-440

  Chan, Yolande E ^a   Bhargava, Niraj ^b   Street, Christopher T ^c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ROYAL ROADS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

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EID: 33745146479     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2006.00180.x     Document Type: Article

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