The effects of regional capital subsidies on firm performance: An empirical study

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 121-129

  Tzelepis, Dimitris ^a   Skuras, Dimitris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

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EID: 84993029118     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000410519155     Document Type: Article

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