Explanatory factors for participation in formal standardisation processes: Empirical evidence at firm level

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 157-170

  Blind, Knut ^a,b  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SYSTEMS AND INNOVATION RESEARCH ISI   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KASSEL   (Germany)

Author keywords

Export; Microeconometric model; Policy implications; R D; Standards

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250198612     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590500143970     Document Type: Article

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