Innovation and small and midsize enterprises: Innovation dynamics and policy strategies

The Theory and Practice of Innovation Policy: An International Research Handbook

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 169-193

  Shapira, Philip ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 84866320182     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4337/9781849804424.00016     Document Type: Chapter

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