Innovation and cooperation in the small firm sector: Evidence from 'Northern Britain'

Regional Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 289-305

  Freel, Mark ^a   Harrison, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cooperation; Innovation; Manufacturing; Services; Small firms

Indexed keywords

COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ENTREPRENEUR; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 33745078666     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400600725095     Document Type: Article

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