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Sectoral patterns of small firm innovation, networking and proximity

Freel, Mark S·2003·Research Policy
DOI 10.1016/s0048-7333(02)00084-7
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Authors
Freel, M. S.
Venue
Research Policy
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2003-05
Volume
32
Issue
5
Pages
751-770
ISSN
0048-7333 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0048-7333(02)00084-7
OpenAlex
W2135864182
Cited by
633
References
1
FWCI
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journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
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www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)

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