Science and technology based SMEs: Learning from the market place

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 187-203

  Keogh, William ^a   Stewart, Victoria ^a   Mulvie, Angela ^b   Taylor, John ^a  

^a ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Wellpark Consultancy Services Ltd   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Organizational learning; Scotland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986116797     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552550010354894     Document Type: Article

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