New product development and absorptive capacity in industrial districts: A multidimensional approach

Regional Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 319-331

  Expósito Langa, Manuel ^a   Molina Morales, F Xavier ^b   Capó Vicedo, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT POLITÈCNICA DE VALÈNCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT JAUME I   (Spain)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Industrial district; Innovation; Knowledge; New product development

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; KNOWLEDGE; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; TEXTILE INDUSTRY;

SPAIN;

EID: 79951865407     PISSN: 00343404     EISSN: 13600591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00343400903241535     Document Type: Article

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