Researching small firms and entrepreneurship: Past, present and future

International Journal of Management Reviews

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 127-148

  Blackburn, Robert ^a   Kovalainen, Anne ^b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

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EID: 65449171925     PISSN: 14608545     EISSN: 14682370     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2370.2008.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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