Werner, A.; Spence, L.

Literature Review: Social Capital and SMEs

Book chapter

Werner, A. and Spence, L. 2004. Literature Review: Social Capital and SMEs. in: Spence, L., Habisch, A. and Schmidpeter, R. (ed.) Responsibility and Social Capital: The World of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Houndsmill Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 7-24

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Chapter title	Literature Review: Social Capital and SMEs
Authors	Werner, A. and Spence, L.
Research Group	Corporate Social Responsibility and Business Ethics group
Page range	7-24
Book title	Responsibility and Social Capital: The World of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
Editors	Spence, L., Habisch, A. and Schmidpeter, R.
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Place of publication	Houndsmill
Hardcover	9781403943156
Publication dates
Print	2004
Publication process dates
Deposited	06 Feb 2009
Output status	Published
Language	English

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