Simultaneous choice of process and product innovation when consumers have a preference for product variety

Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 183-201

  Rosenkranz, Stephanie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Market size; Process innovation; Product innovation; R D cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037290084     PISSN: 01672681     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-2681(02)00047-1     Document Type: Article

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