Externally-assisted product innovation in the manufacturing sector: The role of location, in-house R&D and outside technical support

Regional Studies

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 659-668

  Mackun, Paul ^a   Macpherson, Alan D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MANUFACTURING; REGIONAL PATTERN; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

USA, NEW YORK;

EID: 0031404612     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343409750130740     Document Type: Article

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