How national institutions influence technology policies and firms' knowledge-building strategies: A study of fuel cell innovation across industrialized countries

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1248-1259

  Vasudeva, Gurneeta ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporatism; Fuel cells; Knowledge building; Statism; Technology policies

Indexed keywords

CORPORATISM; INDUSTRIALIZED COUNTRIES; KNOWLEDGE-BUILDING; POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS; STATISM; TECHNOLOGY POLICIES; TECHNOLOGY POLICY; THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK;

BUILDINGS; CELL MEMBRANES; FUEL CELLS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

EID: 68949187953     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.05.006     Document Type: Article

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