A statistical analysis of corporate technological leadership historically

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 211-234

  Cantwell, John ^a   Andersen, Birgitte ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diffusion; History of technology; Patents; Schumpeter; Technological leadership

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000078202     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599600000010     Document Type: Article

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