Co-operative ties and innovation: Some new evidence for UK manufacturing

Research Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 762-775

  Tomlinson, Philip R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co operation; Dyadic relations; Innovation; Manufacturing; Networks; Vertical and horizontal ties

Indexed keywords

ENGINEERING; INNOVATION; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS);

DYADIC RELATIONS; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE; MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES; MULTI DIMENSIONAL; SURVEY DATA; VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL TIES;

MANUFACTURE;

EID: 78649737134     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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