Small firms, innovation and regional development in Britain in the 1990s

Regional Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 281-293

  Keeble, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaboration; Competitive advantage; Innovation; Regional development; Small firms

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; MANUFACTURING; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

UK;

EID: 0030663824     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409750134692     Document Type: Article

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