Endogeneity between internationalization and knowledge creation of global R&D leader firms: An econometric approach using scoreboard data

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 731-762

  Gkypali, Areti ^a   Tsekouras, Kostas ^a   von tunzelmann, Nick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECONOMETRICS; GLOBALIZATION; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE;

EID: 84861795615     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtr057     Document Type: Article

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