Receptive capacity of established industries as a limiting factor in the economy's rate of innovation

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 457-474

  Robertson, Paul L ^a   Pol, Eduardo ^a   Carroll, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WOLLONGONG   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

EID: 0942267280     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1366271032000163685     Document Type: Article

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