Innovation, collaboration and SMEs internai research capacities

Research Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 735-747

  Bougrain, Frédéric ^a   Haudeville, Bernard ^b  

^a CSTB   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Industrial co operation; Internal technological capabilities; Learning process

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL COOPERATION; INNOVATION PROJECTS; INNOVATIVE PROJECTS; LEARNING PROCESS; RESEARCH CAPACITIES; RESEARCH PAPERS; TECHNOLOGICAL CAPABILITY;

ENGINEERING;

EID: 31244434626     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00144-5     Document Type: Article

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