Understanding innovation: An analysis of persistence for Spanish manufacturing firms

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 340-352

  Triguero, Ángela ^a   Córcoles, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Firm heterogeneity; Innovation; Market characteristics; Panel data; Persistence; R D

Indexed keywords

COMMERCE; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE;

DYNAMIC CAPABILITIES; EXTERNAL FACTORS; FIRM HETEROGENEITY; INITIAL CONDITIONS; INNOVATION ACTIVITY; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MARKET CHARACTERISTICS; PANEL DATA; PERSISTENCE; RANDOM EFFECTS; UNOBSERVED HETEROGENEITY;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84874787263     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.08.003     Document Type: Article

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