Interactive learning, informal networks and innovation: Evidence from electronics firm survey in the Pearl River Delta, China

Research Policy

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 635-646

  Fu, Wenying ^a,b   Revilla Diez, Javier ^b   Schiller, Daniel ^b,c  

^a SOUTH CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY HANNOVER   (Germany)

^c IPF PHARMACEUTICALS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Discontinuous innovation; Guanxi; Incremental innovation; Informal networks; Interactive learning

Indexed keywords

EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SALES; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SURVEYS;

BUSINESS PERFORMANCE; DISCONTINUOUS INNOVATION; ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT; GUANXI; INCREMENTAL INNOVATION; INCREMENTAL PRODUCT INNOVATIONS; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; INTERACTIVE LEARNING;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84875215540     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2012.09.006     Document Type: Article

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