Learning how to grow: Resolving the crisis of knowing

Technovation

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1129-1140

  Macpherson, Allan ^a  

^a MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activity theory; Firm growth; Innovation; Knowing; Knowledge; Small firms

Indexed keywords

DATA REDUCTION; DECISION MAKING; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ACTIVITY THEORY; FIRM GROWTH; INNOVATION; KNOWING; KNOWLEDGE; SMALL FIRMS;

LEARNING SYSTEMS;

EID: 13644254750     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2004.04.002     Document Type: Article

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