Institutional frameworks and radical innovation: An analysis of high- and medium-high-technology industries in Germany

International Journal of Public Policy

Volumn 7, Issue 4-6, 2011, Pages 265-281

  Allen, Matthew M C ^a   Tüselmann, Heinz Josef ^b   Aldred, Maria L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MANCHESTER METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Germany; Innovation; Institutional change; Institutional frameworks; Sectoral collective agreements; Varieties of capitalism; VoC; Works councils

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857302890     PISSN: 17400600     EISSN: 17400619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPP.2011.043558     Document Type: Article

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