A problem-based phenomenological growth model for small manufacturing firms

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 139-152

  Poutziouris, P ^a   Binks, M ^b   Bruce, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cyprus; Family firms; Growth; Modelling; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992958057     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006674     Document Type: Article

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