Influence of industry R&D intensity on corporate product diversification: Interaction effect of free cash flow

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 531-547

  Galan, Jose I ^a   Sanchez, Maria J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SALAMANCA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33745700729     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtl012     Document Type: Article

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