Calignano, Giuseppe; Hassink, Robert - In: Region : the journal of ERSA 3 (2016) 1, pp. 25-42
Strengthening innovation capacity of European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by means of their participation in the Sixth (FP6-SME) and Seventh (FP7-SME) Framework Programmes was an important objective of the European Union policies. Since SMEs form the backbone of the Italian economy,...