Innovation and the use of technology in manufacturing plants and SMEs: An interregional comparison

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 37-52

  Smallbone, David ^a   North, David ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b   Vickers, Ian ^a  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL PRACTICE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 0037328274     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c0218     Document Type: Article

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