The externalisation of R&D activities and the growing market of product development services

R and D Management

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-75

  Chiesa, Vittorio ^a   Manzini, Raffaella ^b   Pizzurno, Emanuele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILANO BICOCCA   (Italy)

^b CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

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EID: 0442322945     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2004.00323.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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