The intra-firm diffusion of complementary innovations: Evidence from the adoption of management practices by British establishments

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1326-1339

  Battisti, Giuliana ^a   Iona, Alfonsina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Complementarities; Innovations; Intra firm diffusion; Management practices

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION DECISION; COMPLEMENTARITIES; DECISION MODELS; INTRA-FIRM DIFFUSION; MANAGEMENT PRACTICES; OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE; PRODUCT MARKETS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; WEIGHTED INDEX;

TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING;

DIFFUSION;

EID: 68949178675     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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