The role of national and regional innovation programmes in stimulating international cooperation in innovation

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 473-498

  Fernandez Ribas, Andrea ^a   Shapira, Philip ^a,b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Innovation policy; R nternational cooperation

Indexed keywords

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION;

APPLICATION RULES; COLLABORATIVE INNOVATION; EMPIRICAL FINDINGS; ENTERPRISE STRATEGIES; EVALUATION; INDIRECT EFFECTS; INNOVATION POLICIES; REGIONAL INNOVATION;

REGIONAL PLANNING;

EID: 68249086424     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2009.026690     Document Type: Article

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