The impact of technological and organizational innovations on employment in European firms

Industrial and Corporate Change

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 871-899

  Evangelista, Rinaldo ^a   Vezzani, Antonio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMERINO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT; EUROPEAN UNION; INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT; INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISE; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURING; ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE;

EUROPE;

EID: 84865083726     PISSN: 09606491     EISSN: 14643650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icc/dtr069     Document Type: Article

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