Competitive conditions, competitive advantage and the location of SMEs

Journal of Small Business and Enterprise Development

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 73-86

  Bennett, Robert J ^a   Smith, Colin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusters; Competitive advantage; European Union; Location

Indexed keywords

EID: 84986166568     PISSN: 14626004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14626000210419509     Document Type: Article

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