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Firm size, age, industrial networking, and growth: a case of the Korean manufacturing industry

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  • Jaeun Shin
  • Taejong Kim

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  • Younsuk Park & Jaeun Shin & Taejong Kim, 2010. "Firm size, age, industrial networking, and growth: a case of the Korean manufacturing industry," Small Business Economics, Springer, vol. 35(2), pages 153-168, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:sbusec:v:35:y:2010:i:2:p:153-168
    DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9177-7
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    Keywords

    Firm growth; Industrial networking; Subcontracting; Clustering; Korean manufacturing industry; L14; L25; L26; L52; L60; O25;
    All these keywords.

    JEL classification:

    • L14 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Transactional Relationships; Contracts and Reputation
    • L25 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Firm Performance
    • L26 - Industrial Organization - - Firm Objectives, Organization, and Behavior - - - Entrepreneurship
    • L52 - Industrial Organization - - Regulation and Industrial Policy - - - Industrial Policy; Sectoral Planning Methods
    • L60 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Manufacturing - - - General
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy

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