Levels of innovation within SMEs in peripheral regions: The role of business improvement initiatives

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 102-124

  Harris, Richard ^a   McAdam, Rodney ^b   McCausland, Irene ^c   Reid, Renee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^c DUNDALK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^d GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business improvement; Innovation; Peripheral regions; Small to medium sized enterprises; Survey

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874131991     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626001311298439     Document Type: Article

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