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Does firm size improve firm growth? Empirical evidence from an emerging economy Cover

Does firm size improve firm growth? Empirical evidence from an emerging economy

By: Jan Bentzen and  Le Thanh Tung  
Open Access
|Oct 2023

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18559/ebr.2023.3.793 | Journal eISSN: 2450-0097 | Journal ISSN: 2392-1641
Language: English
Page range: 9 - 21
Submitted on: Dec 21, 2022
Accepted on: Apr 25, 2023
Published on: Oct 13, 2023
Published by: Poznań University of Economics and Business Press
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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