R&D subsidiary isolation in knowledge-intensive industries: Evidence from Austria

R and D Management

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 111-123

  Williams, Christopher ^a   Nones, Brigitte ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b JOANNEUM RESEARCH   (Austria)

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EID: 60449101510     PISSN: 00336807     EISSN: 14679310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9310.2009.00544.x     Document Type: Article

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