The effect of external and internal factors on firms' product innovation

Research Policy

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 616-632

  Vega Jurado, Jaider ^a   Gutiérrez Gracia, Antonio ^a   Fernández de Lucio, Ignacio ^a   Manjarrés Henríquez, Liney ^a  

^a INGENIO CSIC UPV Technical University of Valencia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Appropriability conditions; Innovation outputs; Technological opportunities

Indexed keywords

INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; APPROPRIABILITY CONDITIONS; INNOVATION OUTPUTS; TECHNOLOGICAL OPPORTUNITIES;

PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 41949085291     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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