Heterogeneous firm-level effects of knowledge exchanges on product innovation: Differences between dynamic and lagging product innovators

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 362-381

  Spithoven, André ^a   Frantzen, Dirk ^b   Clarysse, Bart ^c  

^a Belgian Science Policy   (Belgium)

^b VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROPRIABILITY; BREAK DOWN; DYNAMIC PRODUCT; INFORMATION GATHERING; INNOVATION PROJECTS; INNOVATIVE FIRMS; INNOVATIVE PRODUCT; KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE; NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; OPEN INNOVATION; PRODUCT INNOVATION; QUANTILE REGRESSION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS; RESEARCH COOPERATION; TOTAL REVENUE;

ECONOMICS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; RESEARCH;

KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949908516     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2010.00722.x     Document Type: Article

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