Do manufacturing firms in China innovate?

Journal of Contemporary Asia

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-590

  Alcorta, Ludovico ^a   Urem, Branka ^b   Tongliang, An ^c  

^a CENTRUM CATÓLICA GRADUATE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Peru)

^b UNU MERIT   (Netherlands)

^c NANJING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

China; Innovation; Innovation indicators; Innovation objectives; Innovation obstacles; Manufacturing industry

Indexed keywords

EID: 52049117471     PISSN: 00472336     EISSN: 17527554     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00472330802309781     Document Type: Article

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