Innovation Speed in Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

Creativity and Innovation Management

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 279-295

  Allocca, Michael A ^a   Kessler, Eric H ^b  

^a AHMS   (United States)

^b PACE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 79955661211     PISSN: 09631690     EISSN: 14678691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8691.2006.00389.x     Document Type: Article

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