The effects of privatization on corporate R & D units: Evidence from Italy and France

R and D Management

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 223-232

  Munari, Federico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

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EID: 0035998195     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9310.00255     Document Type: Conference Paper

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