Strategy and Structure in Innovative Manufacturing SMEs: The Case of an English Region

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External Linkages, R&D and Innovation Performance in US Business Services (2007, background): “This relationship allows for both formal and informal interaction, possibly a hotbed for originating innovative ideas and or suggestions (Freel, 2000; Hipp, 2000; Hughes and Wood, 2000; Bougrain and Haudeville, 2002; Sobrero and Roberts, 2002; Chung and Kim, 2003; Tether, 2005).”
Ideal patterns of strategic alignment and business performance (2004, unknown): “[29,31]).”
The impact of small- and medium-sized family firms on economic growth (2015, background): “For example, innovative activities and access to skilled human resources are different between small- and large-sized companies (Freel 2000; Tan et al. 2009; Tether 1998).”
Learning by exporting: Lessons from high-technology SMEs (2013, background): “Previous research has shown that SMEs which conduct internal R&D are better able to use externally gathered information (Freel, 2000), and that SMEs with higher levels of absorptive capacity tend to be more proactive in seeking external knowledge whilst those with more modest absorptive capacity wil”
Innovation Activities by Small and Medium-sized Manufacturing Enterprises in Tanzania (2003, unknown): “The theory of innovation links the innovativeness of SMEs to a high degree of communication and cooperation (Freel, 2000).”