Does culture still matter?: The effects of individualism on national innovation rates

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 234-247

  Taylor, Mark Zachary ^a   Wilson, Sean ^b  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GLOBE; Patents; Schwartz; Science; Technology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84855327807     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2010.10.001     Document Type: Article

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