Bootstrapping in small firms: An empirical analysis of change over time

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 851-865

  Ebben, Jay ^a   Johnson, Alec ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST THOMAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bootstrapping; Resource dependence; Small firm finance

Indexed keywords

EID: 33746803212     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.06.007     Document Type: Article

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