Privatization processes and the redefinition of corporate RandD boundaries

Research Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 31-53

  Munari, Federico ^a   Roberts, Edward B ^b   Sobrero, Maurizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

External collaborations; Market deregulation; Privatization; Randd investments; Randd scope

Indexed keywords

EID: 31244435494     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-7333(01)00108-1     Document Type: Article

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