Small business innovation: Firm level evidence from Sweden

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 732-754

  Andersson, Martin ^a,b,c   Lööf, Hans ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Sweden)

^c BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Innovative firms; Intellectual property rights; Location; Small firms; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; INTERNATIONAL TRADE; LOCATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FINANCIAL RESOURCES; INNOVATION CAPACITY; INNOVATIVE FIRMS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISE; SMALL FIRM;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

EID: 84866265574     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-011-9216-9     Document Type: Article

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