Location choice, management and performance of international R & D investments in peripheral economies

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 24-41

  Ambos, Björn ^a   Ambos, Tina C ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Management of R D units; Peripheral economies; R D investments

Indexed keywords

INVESTMENTS;

ACADEMIC WRITINGS; CENTRALISED; INTERNATIONALISATION; LOCATION CHOICE; PERIPHERAL ECONOMIES; SURVEY DATA; VALUE CHAINS;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 64549112270     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2009.024598     Document Type: Article

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