The use of knowledge assets: Modelling the potential effect of adding innovators to low-innovation and high-innovation SMEs

International Journal of Knowledge-Based Development

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 367-380

  Mellor, Robert B ^a  

^a KINGSTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Growth and financial returns; Innovation; Management; Modelling; Organisation; SME

Indexed keywords

EID: 84925218482     PISSN: 20404468     EISSN: 20404476     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJKBD.2014.068049     Document Type: Article

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