In search for complementarities - Partnering of technology-intensive small firms

International Journal of Production Economics

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 117-125

  Varis, Jari ^a   Virolainen, Veli Matti ^b   Puumalainen, Kaisu ^b  

^a PL 112   (Finland)

^b LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Infocom industry; Partnerships; SMEs

Indexed keywords

COSTS; CUSTOMER SATISFACTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MARKETING; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION;

FINNISH INFOCOM SECTOR (CO); INFOCOM INDUSTRIES; MATERIALS ANALYSIS; PARTNERSHIPS;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 2642558998     PISSN: 09255273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpe.2004.02.001     Document Type: Article

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