Learning in Small Manufacturing Firms: The Case of Investment Decision-making Behaviour

This article is concerned with investment decision-making processes in small manufacturing enterprises.The study, on which the article is based, used `insider accounts' as an innovative, qualitative methodology, involving in-depth, semi-structured interviews and direct observation, conducted lo...

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Published in:International small business journal 2007-04, Vol.25 (2), p.107-129
Main Authors: Ekanem, Ignatius, Smallbone, David
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