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Management of Innovation in Small Service Companies
Eeva Aromaa,Päivi Eriksson +1 more
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In this paper, the authors explore how the innovation practice of a small service company can be identified and developed from the managerial point of view, based on the intensivization model.Abstract:
The objective of our study is to explore how the innovation practice of a small service company can be identified and developed from the managerial point of view. The study is based on the intensiv...read more
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Service Innovation Management on Market Performance through Relevancy of Market conditions: Guide to Telecommunications Industry, Malaysia
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