Finland and the mobile phone industry: A case study of the return on investment from government-funded research and development

Technovation

Volumn 27, Issue 6-7, 2007, Pages 335-341

  Walwyn, David ^a  

^a DSI CSIR Nanotechnology Innovation Centre   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Finland; GOVERD; Industrial policy; Mobile phone industry; Research gain

Indexed keywords

FINLAND; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INNOVATION; INVESTMENTS; MOBILE PHONES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; MOBILE PHONE INDUSTRY; RESEARCH GAIN;

TELECOMMUNICATION INDUSTRY;

EID: 34248183971     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.02.009     Document Type: Article

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