How do collaborative technologies affect innovation in SMEs?

International Journal of e-Collaboration

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 33-50

  Meroño Cerdán, Angel Luis ^a   Soto Acosta, Pedro ^a   López Nicolás, Carolina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Collaborative technologies; E collaboration; Innovation; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 49249111265     PISSN: 15483673     EISSN: 15483681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4018/jec.2008100103     Document Type: Article

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