Innovation and networking amongst small manufacturing firms in Cyprus

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour & Research

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 5-17

  Dickson, K E ^a   Hadjimanolis, A ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Innovation; Management; Networks; Small firms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993087776     PISSN: 13552554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13552559810203939     Document Type: Article

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