Small firm growth

Foundations and Trends in Entrepreneurship

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 69-166

  Davidsson, Per ^a   Achtenhagen, Leona ^b   Naldi, Lucia ^b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

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EID: 77952619578     PISSN: 15513114     EISSN: 15513122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1561/0300000029     Document Type: Article

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