Identifying high technology small firms: A sectoral analysis

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 408-423

  O'Regan, Nicholas ^a   Sims, Martin A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High technology; Standard industrial classification

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; SOFTWARE ENGINEERING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

HIGH TECHNOLOGY; STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 43849083093     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2008.02.010     Document Type: Article

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