Analysis of the abilities of the manager as an explanatory factor of innovation management in Spanish small and medium enterprises

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 501-519

  Entrialgo, Montserrat ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OVIEDO   (Spain)

Author keywords

innovation management; Managerial abilities; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84948647913     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2002.000498     Document Type: Article

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