Firm-specific factors and the openness degree: A survey of Italian firms

European Journal of Innovation Management

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 412-434

  Lazzarotti, Valentina ^a   Manzini, Raffaella ^a   Pellegrini, Luisa ^a  

^a CREMS Centre for Research on Health Economics Social and Health Care Management Carlo Cattaneo University LIUC   (Italy)

Author keywords

Firm specific factors; Innovative performance; Italy; Open innovation degree; Surveys; Technological collaborations

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053643573     PISSN: 14601060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/14601061111174899     Document Type: Article

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