Study on Innovative Small and Medium Sized Enterprises and the Creation of Employment (May 2000 - July 2001) Presentation Report on The Impact of Product versus Process Innovation on Employment in SMEs
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Preface This presentation report is produced in the frame of a research study on " Innovative SMEs and the Creation of Employment " on behalf of the European Commission, Directorate-General Enterprise. The results of the entire project shall together with other assignments strengthen the knowledge base of innovation performers and policies in Europe and will serve to effectively support the analysis, updating and dissemination of priority topics of the new innovation policy of the Commission titled " Innovation in a knowledge-driven economy " (1). The topic covered in this report was selected from the results of the " third interim report " of the above study, and is the final one presented in a line of three presentation reports produced in the scope of this project. The final report of the study will be available in November 2001.
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