Using the eurostat-OECD definition of high-growth firms: a cautionary note

Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 50-56

  Daunfeldt, Sven Olov ^a   Johansson, Dan ^a   Halvarsson, Daniel ^b  

^a HUI Research   (Sweden)

^b Stockholm School of Economics   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Gazelles; High growth firms; Industrial policy; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 84955353208     PISSN: 20452101     EISSN: 2045211X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/JEPP-05-2013-0020     Document Type: Article

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