The Shell technology enterprise programme: Student outcomes

Education + Training

Volumn 42, Issue , 2000, Pages 272-281

  Westhead, Paul ^a   Storey, David J ^b   Martin, Frank ^c  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Outcomes; Policy; Small to medium sized enterprises; Training

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986149556     PISSN: 00400912     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00400910010347740     Document Type: Article

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