Influence of firm size, age and usage of it on the growth of firms: Some evidence from hong kong's service sector

International Journal of Urban Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 42-56

  Jayantha, Wadu Mesthrige ^a   Lau, Stephen Siu Yu ^a   Chau, K W ^a   Ganesan, Sivaguru ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Firb sector; Firm age; Firm size; Hong Kong; It; Location; Skilled employees

Indexed keywords

EID: 85022139884     PISSN: 12265934     EISSN: 21616779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265934.2007.9693606     Document Type: Article

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