Measuring the adoption of innovation. A typology of EU countries based on the Innovation Survey

Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 199-222

  Autant Bernard, Corinne ^a   Chalaye, Sylvie ^b   Manca, Fabio ^c,d   Moreno, Rosina ^d   Suriñach, Jordi ^d  

^a UNIVERSITÉ JEAN MONNET   (France)

^b EuroLIO (European Localized Innovation Observatory)   (France)

^c JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Community innovation survey; Innovation adoption; Innovation diffusion; Process innovation; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

EUROPEAN UNION; HUMAN RESOURCE; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TYPOLOGY;

EID: 82455251676     PISSN: 13511610     EISSN: 14698412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13511610.2010.547739     Document Type: Article

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