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Techno-organisational strategies, environmental innovations and economic performances. Micro-evidence from an SME-based industrial district

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  • Davide Antonioli
  • Massimiliano Mazzanti

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  • Davide Antonioli & Massimiliano Mazzanti, 2009. "Techno-organisational strategies, environmental innovations and economic performances. Micro-evidence from an SME-based industrial district," Journal of Innovation Economics, De Boeck Université, vol. 0(1), pages 145-168.
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