Knowledge, profitability and exit of German car manufacturing firms

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 107-122

  Kruger, Jens J ^a   von Rhein, Kristina ^b  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b Growth and Public Policy   (Germany)

Author keywords

Automobile industry; Exit modes; Firm profitability; Knowledge; Ordered choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 57949107051     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590802449786     Document Type: Article

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