The role of institutional support in Asian entrepreneurial expansion in Britain

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 317-326

  Basu, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Banks; Entrepreneurialism; Ethnic groups; Family firms; Finance; Growth; Start ups

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993014049     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006796     Document Type: Article

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