Innovation types and productivity growth: Evidence from Korean manufacturing firms

Global Economic Review

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 343-359

  Lee, Keunjae ^a   Sang Mok, Kang ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Innovation types; Process innovation; Product improvement; Product innovation; Productivity growth

Indexed keywords

EID: 51249147671     PISSN: 1226508X     EISSN: 17443873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/12265080701694512     Document Type: Article

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