The role of intellectual resources, product innovation capability, reputational resources and marketing capability combinations in firm growth

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 996-1018

  O’Cass, Aron ^a   Sok, Phyra ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

innovation; intellectual; marketing; reputational; resources; SME growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 84911424241     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: 17412870     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242613480225     Document Type: Article

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