Service innovation, embeddedness and business performance: Evidence from Northern Ireland

Regional Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 983-1004

  Love, James H ^a   Roper, Stephen ^b   Hewitt Dundas, Nola ^c  

^a ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exporting; Innovation; Ireland; Productivity; Regional development; Services

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; EXPORT; INNOVATION; PRODUCTIVITY; REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT; SERVICE SECTOR;

NORTHERN IRELAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 77956784257     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400903401568     Document Type: Article

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