Determinants of new product performance in small firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 124-136

  O'Dwyer, Michele ^a   Ledwith, Ann ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LIMERICK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Organizational performance; Product development; Small enterprises; Small to medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349418212     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550910944548     Document Type: Article

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