Historical evolution of technological diversification

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 511-529

  Cantwell, John ^a,b   Vertova, Giovanna ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BERGAMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Internationalisation of technology; National innovation systems; Patent statistics; Technological diversification

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PHILOSOPHICAL ASPECTS;

INTERNATIONALIZATION OF TECHNOLOGY; NATIONAL INNOVATION SYSTEMS; PATENT STATISTICS; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSIFICATION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 1842681121     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2003.10.003     Document Type: Article

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