A glimpse of benefits of long-term relationships for innovation

International Journal of Globalisation and Small Business

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 34-46

  Thorgren, Sara ^a  

^a LULEÅ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Innovation; Interorganisational relationships; Long term relationships

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548288903     PISSN: 14793059     EISSN: 14793067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJGSB.2007.014186     Document Type: Article

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