Evolution, financial management and learning in the small firm

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 7-16

  Deakins, David ^a   Morrison, Alana ^a   Galloway, Laura ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decision making; Financial management; Learning; Small firms; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986156100     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000210419446     Document Type: Article

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