Innovation and firm size: An empirical study for Spanish engineering consulting companies

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 133-142

  Arias Aranda, Daniel ^a   Minguela Rata, Beatriz ^b   Rodríguez Duarte, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Innovation; Organizational structure; Service systems; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993084426     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/EUM0000000005671     Document Type: Article

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