From knowledge to added value: A comparative, panel-data analysis of the innovation value chain in Irish and Swiss manufacturing firms

Research Policy

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1093-1106

  Roper, Stephen ^a   Arvanitis, Spyros ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Innovation; Ireland; Switzerland; Value chain

Indexed keywords

ADDED VALUES; COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE; EXTERNAL KNOWLEDGE; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION PROCESS; IRELAND; KNOWLEDGE EXPLOITATION; KNOWLEDGE GATHERING; KNOWLEDGE TRANSFORMATION; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; PROCESS CHANGE; PRODUCT CHANGES; PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH; SWITZERLAND; VALUE CHAINS;

COMPETITION; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84860223297     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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