Firm Size and Innovation in European Manufacturing
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Firm size and innovation in European manufacturing
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عنوان ژورنال: Small Business Economics
سال: 2007
ISSN: 0921-898X,1573-0913
DOI: 10.1007/s11187-006-9043-9