Contrasting strategic response to economic recession in start-up versus established software firms

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 180-201

  Latham, Scott ^a  

^a BENTLEY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 61849180245     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: 1540627X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2009.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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