TY  - JOUR
TT  - AN ASSESSMENT OF THE EFFECT OF INNOVATION AS MEDIATOR TO BUSINESS NETWORKING AND PERFORMANCE RELATIONSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM ZIMBABWEAN SMES
AU  - Mpando, İgnatius
AU  - Sandada, Maxwell
PY  - 2015
DA  - December
JF  - International Journal of Social Sciences and Humanity Studies
JO  - IJ-SSHS
PB  - Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Derneği
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1309-8063
SP  - 1
EP  - 15
VL  - 7
IS  - 2
KW  - SME
KW  - innovation
KW  - business networking
KW  - business performance
KW  - Zimbabwe
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