Innovation, imitation, and new product performance: The case of China

Industrial Marketing Management

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 394-402

  Zheng Zhou, Kevin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

China; Competitive environment; Imitation strategy; Innovation strategy; New product introduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644818234     PISSN: 00198501     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.indmarman.2005.10.006     Document Type: Article

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