Innovation capacity and innovation development in small enterprises. A comparison between the manufacturing and service sectors

Research Policy

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 739-750

  Forsman, Helena ^a,b  

^a LAPPEENRANTA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Capacity; Innovation; Manufacturing; Services; Small enterprises

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY; DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; FINNISH; INNOVATION CAPACITY; MANUFACTURING; NON-PARAMETRIC TEST; QUANTITATIVE DATA; SERVICE ENTERPRISE; SERVICE INDUSTRIES; SERVICE SECTORS; SERVICES; SMALL BUSINESS; SMALL ENTERPRISE;

INDUSTRY; MANUFACTURE;

INNOVATION;

EID: 79955924334     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2011.02.003     Document Type: Article

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