How Can External Relationships Enhance Innovation in SMEs? New Evidence for Europe*Footnote

The author would like to thank JSBM Special Issue Guest Editors and three anonymous reviewers for their insightful comments on earlier drafts of this manuscript. The author is also grateful to I3SME project partners and to CNA Emilia Romagna and CNA Innovazione for providing the access to I3SME survey data. The usual disclaimers apply.

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