On the road again: Researcher mobility inside the R&D network

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1350-1365

  Criscuolo, Paola ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Multinational companies; R D internationalisation; Researcher mobility

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTS; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MANAGERS;

IN-DEPTH INTERVIEWS; INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS; MULTINATIONAL COMPANIES; R&D INTERNATIONALIZATION; RESEARCHER MOBILITY;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 27744606594     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.05.018     Document Type: Article

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