Co-determination and innovation

Cambridge Journal of Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 145-172

  Kraft, Kornelius ^a   Stank, Jörg ^b   Dewenter, Ralf ^c  

^a TU DORTMUND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b HOCHTIEF Construction AG   (Germany)

^c ILMENAU UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Co determination; Innovation; Patents

Indexed keywords

FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

GERMANY;

EID: 78651427860     PISSN: 0309166X     EISSN: 14643545     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cje/bep080     Document Type: Article

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