Firms growth, size and innovation an investigation into the Italian manufacturing sector

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 311-329

  Morone, Piergiuseppe ^a   Testa, Giuseppina ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FOGGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 42049090659     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590701231160     Document Type: Article

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