Do Managers’ Characteristics Influence the Employment Growth of SMEs?

Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 293-315

  Janssen, Frank ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

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EID: 84996471533     PISSN: 08276331     EISSN: 21692610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2006.10593372     Document Type: Article

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