An interventionist framework for promoting sustainable growth in smes: The role of heis as implementation specialists

Environment and Planning C: Government and Policy

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 622-640

  Ismail, Hossam S ^a   Poolton, Jenny ^a   Sharifi, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; OECD; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 79961214232     PISSN: 0263774X     EISSN: 14723425     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/c1003b     Document Type: Article

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