Does Internal and External R&D Affect SMEs Innovation Performance? Micro Level Evidence from India and Pakistan
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Note: Dr. Naqeeb has received his PhD in economics from University of Glasgow in 2012. He is active researcher related to SMEs productivity and innovation. Presently, he is working as researcher at Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan.
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Internal and External R&D; SMEs;JEL classification:
- O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights
NEP fields
This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AGR-2015-08-19 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-CSE-2015-08-19 (Economics of Strategic Management)
- NEP-EFF-2015-08-19 (Efficiency and Productivity)
- NEP-ENT-2015-08-19 (Entrepreneurship)
- NEP-INO-2015-08-19 (Innovation)
- NEP-SBM-2015-08-19 (Small Business Management)
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