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Organisation structure and innovation performance in different environments. / Cosh, A.; Fu, X.; Hughes, A.

In: Small Business Economics, Vol. 39, No. 2, 09.2012, p. 301-317.

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Cosh, A, Fu, X & Hughes, A 2012, 'Organisation structure and innovation performance in different environments', Small Business Economics, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9304-5

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Cosh, A., Fu, X., & Hughes, A. (2012). Organisation structure and innovation performance in different environments. Small Business Economics, 39(2), 301-317. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-010-9304-5

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Cosh A, Fu X, Hughes A. Organisation structure and innovation performance in different environments. Small Business Economics. 2012 Sep;39(2):301-317. doi: 10.1007/s11187-010-9304-5

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Cosh, A. ; Fu, X. ; Hughes, A. / Organisation structure and innovation performance in different environments. In: Small Business Economics. 2012 ; Vol. 39, No. 2. pp. 301-317.

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