Differentiating factors of venture growth: From statics to dynamics

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 535-554

  Littunen, Hannu ^a   Virtanen, Markku ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Business development; Business formation; Management strategy; Organizational performance

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350325435     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550910995425     Document Type: Article

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