Do Small Innovating Firms Outperform Non-Innovators?

Small Business Economics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 195-210

  Freel, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth; Manufacturing; Performance; Product innovation; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034414203     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1008100206266     Document Type: Article

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