How firms grow and the influence of size and age

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 611-621

  Hamilton, Robert T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

age; growth paths; path continuity; size; smaller firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865119929     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610383446     Document Type: Article

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