Location, control and innovation in knowledge-intensive industries

Journal of Economic Geography

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 699-725

  Mudambi, Ram ^a  

^a TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Innovation; Intangibles; Knowledge intensive industries; Specialization; Value chains; Vertical integration

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INNOVATION; OUTSOURCING; SPECIALIZATION; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

EID: 49749084366     PISSN: 14682702     EISSN: 14682710     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jeg/lbn024     Document Type: Article

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