The recent growth performance of US firms in the industrial design sector: An exploratory study

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 1-17

  Vanchan, Vida ^a   MacPherson, Alan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

Competitive factors; Service diversification; US industrial design firms

Indexed keywords

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY; COMPETITION (ECONOMICS); INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39349086958     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710701524015     Document Type: Article

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