Risky innovation: The impact of internal and external R&D strategies upon the distribution of returns

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 495-501

  Mata, José ^a   Woerter, Martin ^b  

^a NOVA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND ECONOMICS   (Portugal)

^b KOF SWISS ECONOMIC INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Firm performance; Innovation; Research and development; Risk

Indexed keywords

HIGHER ORDER STATISTICS; INNOVATION; PROFITABILITY; RISKS;

FIRM PERFORMANCE; INNOVATION STRATEGY; POSITIVELY SKEWED; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALLER FIRMS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84874761229     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.08.004     Document Type: Article

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