Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovation

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Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs : the role of management standards and innovation. / Calza, Elisa; Goedhuys, Micheline; Trifković, Neda.

I: Economics of Innovation and New Technology, Bind 28, Nr. 1, 02.01.2019, s. 23-44.

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Calza, E, Goedhuys, M & Trifković, N 2019, 'Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovation', Economics of Innovation and New Technology, bind 28, nr. 1, s. 23-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2018.1423765

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Calza, E., Goedhuys, M., & Trifković, N. (2019). Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovation. Economics of Innovation and New Technology, 28(1), 23-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2018.1423765

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Calza E, Goedhuys M, Trifković N. Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovation. Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 2019 jan. 2;28(1):23-44. https://doi.org/10.1080/10438599.2018.1423765

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Calza, Elisa ; Goedhuys, Micheline ; Trifković, Neda. / Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs : the role of management standards and innovation. I: Economics of Innovation and New Technology. 2019 ; Bind 28, Nr. 1. s. 23-44.

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