Late payment and the small firm: an examination of case studies

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 307-315

  Howorth, C ^a   Wilson, N ^b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case studies; Credit control; Finance; Financial management; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993081906     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006795     Document Type: Article

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