Encouraging skills acquisition in SMEs

International Handbook of Entrepreneurship and HRM

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 420-433

  Devins, David ^a  

^a LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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