Innovation, entrepreneurship and competitive advantage in the entrepreneurial venture

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 28-37

  Beaver, Graham ^a   Prince, Christopher ^a  

^a NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business development; Competitive advantage; Innovation; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986105910     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000210419464     Document Type: Article

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