Innovation, networking and complementarity: Evidence on SME performances for a local economic system in North-Eastern Italy

Annals of Regional Science

Volumn 43, Issue 3 SPEC. ISS., 2009, Pages 567-597

  Mancinelli, Susanna ^a   Mazzanti, Massimiliano ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITIVENESS; ECONOMIC SYSTEM; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; POLICY MAKING; PRODUCTIVITY; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SPILLOVER EFFECT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

EID: 68349100129     PISSN: 05701864     EISSN: 14320592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00168-008-0255-6     Document Type: Article

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