The anchor tenant hypothesis: Exploring the role of large, local, R&D-intensive firms in regional innovation systems

International Journal of Industrial Organization

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 1227-1253

  Agrawal, Ajay ^a,b,c,d   Cockburn, Iain ^a,b,c  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Regional innovation systems; Spillovers; University technology transfer

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PRODUCTIVITY; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ANCHOR TENANTS; REGIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; SPILLOVERS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0141792964     PISSN: 01677187     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-7187(03)00081-X     Document Type: Article

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