Innovation capabilities of European nations: Cross-national analyses of patents and sales of product innovations

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 193-207

  Faber, Jan ^a   Hesen, Anneloes Barbara ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

National innovation capabilities; National Innovation Systems; Patents; Product innovations; Sales

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SALES;

NATIONAL ECONOMY; NATIONAL INNOVATION CAPABILITIES; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS (NIS); PRODUCT INNOVATIONS;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 1242343961     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(03)00122-7     Document Type: Article

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