Foreign investment innovation: A review of selected policies

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 353-363

  Rama, Ruth ^a  

^a CSIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Foreign direct investment; Internationalisation of R D; Multinational enterprises; Technology transfers

Indexed keywords

FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; FOREIGN INVESTMENT; FOREIGN TECHNOLOGY; INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS; INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERS; INTERNATIONALISATION; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

ECONOMICS; INVESTMENTS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 44449144480     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-007-9050-2     Document Type: Review

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