Innovation, intellectual property and informality: Evidence from a study of small enterprises and some implications for policy1

Intellectual Property and Innovation Management in Small Firms

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 19-40

  Kitching, John ^a   Blackburn, Robert A ^a,b  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84906611126     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203466278     Document Type: Chapter

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