Fighting an uphill battle: Expansion barriers, intra-industry social stratification, and minority firm growth

Entrepreneurship: Theory and Practice

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 379-398

  Shelton, Lois M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 77952566094     PISSN: 10422587     EISSN: 15406520     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2010.00379.x     Document Type: Article

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