Upgrading through innovation in a small network economy: Insights from Taiwan's IT industry

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-324

  Ernst, Dieter ^a  

^a EAST WEST CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Global innovation networks; Global production networks; Globalization; Industrial upgrading; Innovation; Innovation policies; Internationalization of R D; IT industry; Learning; Taiwan

Indexed keywords

EID: 77951644357     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590802469560     Document Type: Article

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