Exploring the complementarity between innovation and export for SMEs growth

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 362-380

  Golovko, Elena ^a   Valentini, Giovanni ^b  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b BOCCONI UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

complementarity; exports; growth; innovation creativity; R D; small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs)

Indexed keywords

EID: 79953220136     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2011.2     Document Type: Article

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