Product innovation in small manufacturers, market orientation and the industrýs five competitive forces

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 470-491

  Hernández Espallardo, Miguel ^a   Delgado Ballester, Elena ^a  

^a Dpto de Economía Financiera y Contabilidad   (Spain)

Author keywords

Business performance; Market orientation; Product innovation; Small to medium sized enterprises; Spain

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350330194     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601060910996927     Document Type: Article

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