Large Scale Innovation Reengineering Methodology in SMEs: Positivistic and Phenomenological Approaches

International Small Business Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 33-52

  Mcadam, Rodney ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

methodology; phenomenology; positivism; reengineering; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84997930583     PISSN: 02662426     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0266242602201004     Document Type: Article

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