Factors distinguishing small firm growers and non-growers

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 278-294

  Hansen, Bridget ^a   Hamilton, Robert T ^b  

^a Business Analyst ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

factors; growers; non growers; small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958732916     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610381846     Document Type: Article

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