The role of internationalization in explaining innovation performance

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 63-74

  Kafouros, Mario I ^a   Buckley, Peter J ^a   Sharp, John A ^b   Wang, Chengqi ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d NINGBO UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Internationalization; R D; Returns to innovation

Indexed keywords

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

FIRM PERFORMANCE; INTERNATIONALIZATION; RETURNS TO INNOVATION;

INNOVATION;

EID: 37249020180     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.07.009     Document Type: Article

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