Innovation, productivity and growth in US business services: A firm-level analysis

Technovation

Volumn 28, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 52-62

  Mansury, Mica Ariana ^a   Love, James H ^a  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External linkages; Growth; Innovation; Productivity; Services

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; EXTERNAL LINKAGES; SERVICE INNOVATION;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

EID: 37249091308     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.06.002     Document Type: Article

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