Exploring innovating cultures in small and medium-sized enterprises: Findings from Central Switzerland

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 242-274

  Wolf, Patricia ^a   Kaudela Baum, Stephanie ^a   Meissner, Jens O ^a  

^a LUCERNE UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Central Switzerland; Innovating culture; SME innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84859331020     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242610386666     Document Type: Article

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