The production and consumption of industrial design expertise by small- and medium-sized firms: Some evidence from Norway

Geografiska Annaler, Series B: Human Geography

Volumn 89 B, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 75-87

  Rusten, Grete ^a   Bryson, John R ^b  

^a Institute for Research in Economics and Business Administration   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study research; Design process; Industrial design; Norway; Product; Sourcing strategy; Value chain

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; CORPORATE STRATEGY; FIRM SIZE; GLOBALIZATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; NORWAY; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 35748931749     PISSN: 04353684     EISSN: 14680467     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-0467.2007.00261.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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