Operationalizing the entrepreneurial pipeline theory: An empirical assessment of the optimal size distribution of local firms

Economic Development Quarterly

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 244-262

  Loveridge, Scott ^a   Nizalov, Denys ^a,b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Kyiv School of Economics Ukraine   (Ukraine)

Author keywords

Economic growth; Entrepreneurship; Firm size; Regional development

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY; ECONOMIC GROWTH; EMPLOYMENT; ENTREPRENEUR; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 38749092960     PISSN: 08912424     EISSN: 15523543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891242407301449     Document Type: Article

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