Product innovation and firm growth: Evidence from the integrated circuit industry

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 29-56

  Corsino, Marco ^a   Gabriele, Roberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRENTO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ELECTRONICS INDUSTRY; FIRM SIZE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE; INNOVATION;

EID: 79251558790     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtq050     Document Type: Article

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