SME innovation and learning: The role of networks and crisis events

European Journal of Training and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 136-149

  Saunders, Mark N K ^a   Gray, David E ^b   Goregaokar, Harshita ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Crisis event; Entrepreneur; Innovation; Learning; Mixed method; Network; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892406420     PISSN: 20469012     EISSN: 20469020     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EJTD-07-2013-0073     Document Type: Article

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