New graduate employment within SMEs: Still in the dark?

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 211-227

  Holden, Rick ^a   Jameson, Stephanie ^b   Walmsley, Andreas ^c  

^a LEEDS BECKETT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c YORK ST JOHN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547472719     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710746655     Document Type: Review

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