Are there barriers to innovation in retailing?

International Review of Retail, Distribution and Consumer Research

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 317-330

  Reynolds, Jonathan ^a   Hristov, Latchezar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barriers to innovation; Business engagement; Community Innovation Survey; Innovation; Retailing

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949377155     PISSN: 09593969     EISSN: 14664402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593960903331295     Document Type: Article

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