South Asian entrepreneurship in Great Britain: Factors influencing growth

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 251-275

  Basu, Anuradha ^a   Goswami, Arati ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Growth; South Asia; Strategic management

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986159848     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559910300381     Document Type: Article

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