Evaluating public policy formation and support mechanisms for technological innovation

International Review of Applied Economics

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 403-418

  Ramsey, Elaine ^a   Bond, Derek ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Policy evaluation; Projective techniques: E business; SMEs

Indexed keywords

ASSESSMENT METHOD; E-COMMERCE; POLICY ANALYSIS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

AUSTRALASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; NEW ZEALAND; NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 34250684154     PISSN: 02692171     EISSN: 14653486     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02692170701390387     Document Type: Conference Paper

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