Strategic choice between process and product innovation under different competitive regimes

International Game Theory Review

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 139-159

  Filippini, Luigi ^a   Martini, Gianmaria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Ingegneria Gestionale   (Italy)

Author keywords

competitive regime.; innovation adoption; Vertical differentiation

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649260238     PISSN: 02191989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219198910002568     Document Type: Article

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