Strategic factors affecting the technological innovation by SMEs in the manufacturing sector;Les facteurs stratégiques affectant l'innovation technologique dans les PME manufacturières

Canadian Journal of Administrative Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 275-300

  Becheikh, Nizar ^a   Landry, Réjean ^a   Amara, Nabil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Manufacturing sector; Novelty innovation; SMEs; Strategic management; Technological innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847072664     PISSN: 08250383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1936-4490.2006.tb00608.x     Document Type: Review

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