Testing a framework of the organization of small firms: Fast-growth, high-tech SMEs

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 531-558

  Gilman, Mark W ^a   Edwards, Paul K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Employment relations; Fast growth; High performance workplaces; High tech; Institutional theory; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

EID: 52949115670     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242608094028     Document Type: Article

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