Is the R&D behaviour of fast-growing SMEs different? Evidence from CIS III data for 16 countries

Small Business Economics

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-75

  Hölzl, Werner ^a  

^a AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH WIFO   (Austria)

Author keywords

CIS; Europe; High growth firms; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 67349202280     PISSN: 0921898X     EISSN: 15730913     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9182-x     Document Type: Article

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