Entrepreneurial innovation, market-driven intangibles and learning orientation: Critical indicators for performance advantages in SMEs

International Journal of Management and Decision Making

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 643-660

  Hyvönen, Saara ^a   Tuominen, Matti ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurial innovations; Learning orientation; Market driven intangibles; Performance; Small to Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 33751312833     PISSN: 14624621     EISSN: 17415187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJMDM.2006.011074     Document Type: Article

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