Design and innovation strategies within “successful” high-tech firms

Marketing Intelligence & Planning

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 161-168

  Crick, Dave ^a   Jones, Marian ^b  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

High technology; Innovation; Small to medium sized enterprises; Success; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986047364     PISSN: 02634503     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/02634509910271623     Document Type: Article

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