Overcoming the structure – agency divide in small business research

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 276-292

  Gorton, Matthew ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Small firms; Sociology; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986133549     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550010357693     Document Type: Article

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