Location and network effects on innovation success: Evidence for UK, German and Irish manufacturing plants

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 643-661

  Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Collaborative networks; Innovation systems; Local operating environment

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000182512     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(00)00098-6     Document Type: Article

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