Changing Cultural Attitudes towards Graduates in SMEs to Stimulate Regional Innovation

Industry and Higher Education

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 385-390

  Bowen, E ^a   Lloyd, S ^a   Thomas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

engineering; graduates; innovation; Network75; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745630989     PISSN: 09504222     EISSN: 20436858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5367/0000000042683575     Document Type: Article

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