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Innovation Leaders, Modest Innovators and Non-innovative SMEs in Slovakia: Key Factors and Barriers of Innovation Activity Cover

Innovation Leaders, Modest Innovators and Non-innovative SMEs in Slovakia: Key Factors and Barriers of Innovation Activity

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|Dec 2017

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/orga-2017-0024 | Journal eISSN: 1581-1832 | Journal ISSN: 1318-5454
Language: English
Page range: 325 - 338
Submitted on: Jul 15, 2017
Accepted on: Oct 21, 2017
Published on: Dec 8, 2017
Published by: University of Maribor
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 4 issues per year

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