Technology transfer and enterprise performance: A firm-level analysis in China

Journal of Business Economics and Management

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 489-498

  Bilgin, Mehmet Huseyin ^a   Lau, Chi Keung Marco ^b   Karabulut, Gokhan ^c  

^a ISTANBUL MEDENIYET UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b ZIRVE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

China; Enterprise; Productivity; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863999299     PISSN: 16111699     EISSN: 20294433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3846/16111699.2011.620144     Document Type: Article

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