Managing innovation in French small and medium-sized enterprises

Journal of Small Business Management

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 106-114

  Motwani, Jaideep ^a   Dandridge, Thomas ^a   Jiang, James ^b   Soderquist, Klas ^c  

^a GRAND VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

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EID: 0033246614     PISSN: 00472778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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