The structure and location of business R&D: Recent trends and measurement implications

International Journal of Foresight and Innovation Policy

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 8-29

  Van Ark, Bart ^a   Dougherty, Sean M ^b   Inklaar, Robert ^a   McGuckin, Robert H ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b OECD   (France)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Cost performance; Industry; Location choice; R D; Research and Development

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149119592     PISSN: 17402816     EISSN: 17402824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJFIP.2008.016904     Document Type: Review

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