This review evaluates different methods of measuring firm performance and highlights the cost, time and accuracy of various data collection methods. Data were gathered from 66 manufacturing firms in Massachusetts that had formed within the 4-6 years prior to the research and were listed in the...

Although networks in prior research have been highlighted as a remedy to resource constraints experienced by smaller firms, little attention has been paid to understanding mechanisms through which smaller firms benefit from networks for effective innovation performance. In this paper we develop...