Role of management education in developing capacity for innovation in small firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 2, Issue 4-5, 2002, Pages 373-389

  Gray, Colin ^a   Allan, John ^a  

^a OPEN UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

competition; growth; management; Small firm; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 28344441137     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/ijeim.2002.000491     Document Type: Article

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