Firm dynamics and job creation in the United Kingdom: 1998–2013

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-27

  Anyadike Danes, Michael ^a   Hart, Mark ^a   Du, Jun ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

growth trajectories; high growth firms; job creation; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921395819     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242614552334     Document Type: Article

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