Patent applications and subsequent changes of performance: Evidence from time-series cross-section analyses on the firm level

Research Policy

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 143-157

  Ernst, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Company performance; Machine tool industry; Panel analyses; Patents; R D; Time lag

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000929660     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(99)00098-0     Document Type: Article

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