Implementing innovation management in manufacturing SMEs: A longitudinal study

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 385-403

  McAdam, Rodney ^a   Keogh, William ^b   Sid, Renee S ^c   Mitchell, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Learning; Manufacturing industries; Organizational innovation; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 34547921263     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000710773501     Document Type: Article

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