What factors determine innovation performance in emerging economies? Evidence from China

International Business Review

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 606-616

  Wang, Chengqi ^a,b   Kafouros, Mario I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exports; FDI; Imports; Innovation performance; R D

Indexed keywords

EID: 70350046934     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ibusrev.2009.07.009     Document Type: Article

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