Innovation, business performance and regional competitiveness in the West Midlands: Evidence from the West Midlands Business Survey

European Business Review

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 353-364

  Mole, Kevin ^a   Worrall, Les ^b  

^a MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Company performance; Competitive strategy; Innovation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986106078     PISSN: 0955534X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000006198     Document Type: Article

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