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High-growth versus declining firms: the differential impact of human capital and R&D

Micheline GoedhuysUNU-MERIT, Maastricht, The NetherlandsCorrespondence[email protected]
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Leo SleuwaegenVlerick Business School and MSI, KU Leuven, Leuven, BelgiumView further author information
Pages 369-372 | Published online: 14 Aug 2015

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