The national innovation system and foreign R&D: The case of Taiwan

R and D Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 441-453

  Chen, Shin Horng ^a  

^a CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

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EID: 35548982218     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2007.00485.x     Document Type: Article

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