Globalization of R&D: Recent changes in the management of innovation in transnational corporations

Research Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 251-274

  Gerybadze, Alexander ^a   Reger, Guido ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

Author keywords

Globalization; Globally dispersed innovation processes; R D; Transnational corporations

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000536128     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0048-7333(98)00111-5     Document Type: Article

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