Whether and how: Effects of international joint ventures on local innovation in an emerging economy

Research Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1489-1503

  Mahmood, Ishtiaq P ^a   Zheng, Weiting ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Business group; Institutional environment; International joint venture; Network density; Patenting output

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS GROUP; INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT; INTERNATIONAL JOINT VENTURE; NETWORK DENSITY; PATENTING OUTPUT;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; VIRTUAL CORPORATION;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 70349435282     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2009.07.003     Document Type: Article

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