Analysis of innovation concepts in slovenian manufacturing companies

Strojniski Vestnik/Journal of Mechanical Engineering

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 803-810

  Palčič, Iztok ^a   Buchmeister, Borut ^a   Polajnar, Andrej ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

Company performance; Innovation; Organisational innovation; Technical innovation

Indexed keywords

COMPANY PERFORMANCE; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EUROPEAN COUNTRIES; HIGH-TECH INDUSTRIES; MANUFACTURING COMPANIES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; ORGANISATIONAL INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE INDICATORS; PRODUCT INNOVATION; TECHNICAL INNOVATION; TECHNICAL PROCESS;

BENCHMARKING; COMPETITION; INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE;

INNOVATION;

EID: 78650287215     PISSN: 00392480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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