The role of alliances in the early development of high-growth firms

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 233-259

  Mohr, Vivian ^a   Garnsey, Elizabeth ^a   Theyely, Gregory ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; CAPITAL; FIRM SIZE; GROWTH RATE;

EID: 84892509880     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtt056     Document Type: Article

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