Effects of product innovation and organisational capabilities on competitive advantage: Evidence from UK small and medium manufacturing enterprises

International Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 113-137

  Siqueira, Ana Cristina O ^a   Cosh, Andy D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capability; Competitive advantage; Product innovation; SME; UK

Indexed keywords

EID: 46249115878     PISSN: 13639196     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S1363919608001972     Document Type: Article

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