Individual, organizational and environmental determinants of new firm employment growth: Evidence from Latin America

International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 79-99

  Capelleras, Joan Lluis ^a   Rabetino, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Employment growth; Latin America; New firm

Indexed keywords

EID: 38349138502     PISSN: 15547191     EISSN: 15551938     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11365-006-0030-z     Document Type: Article

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