Innovation, complementarities and performance in micro/small enterprises

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 5-28

  Comacchio, Anna ^a   Scapolan, Annachiara ^a   Bonesso, Sara ^a  

^a CA' FOSCARI UNIVERSITY OF VENICE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Competitiveness; Complementarities; Entrepreneurship; Innovation; New organisational forms; Performance; Small business

Indexed keywords

EID: 33947630743     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2007.012171     Document Type: Article

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