Intended ties with local institutions as factors in innovation: An application to spanish manufacturing firms

European Planning Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 811-827

  Molina Morales, F Xavier ^a   Mas Verdu, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

EURASIA; EUROPE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; SPAIN;

EID: 47649101832     PISSN: 09654313     EISSN: 14695944     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09654310802079452     Document Type: Article

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