Does innovation lead to global orientation? Empirical evidence from a sample of Italian firms

European Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 305-315

  Cerrato, Daniele ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firm specific advantage; Global strategy; Innovation; Italy; Multinational enterprises; Regional strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 68349093975     PISSN: 02632373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.emj.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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