The Provision of Finance to Innovation: A Survey Conducted among Italian Technology-based Small Firms

Small Business Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 37-53

  Giudici, Giancarlo ^a   Paleari, Stefano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

^b POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

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EID: 0034380498     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008187416389     Document Type: Article

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