How do different motives for R&D cooperation affect firm performance? - An analysis based on Swiss micro data

Journal of Evolutionary Economics

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 981-1007

  Arvanitis, Spyros ^a  

^a KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Innovation; Productivity; R D cooperation

Indexed keywords

EID: 84869176268     PISSN: 09369937     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00191-012-0273-5     Document Type: Article

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