Ethnic innovation and U.S. multinational firm activity

Management Science

Volumn 59, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1529-1544

  Foley, C Fritz ^a,b   Kerr, William R ^a,b  

^a HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

Diasporas; Ethnic networks; Foreign direct investment; Innovation; Patents; Research and development; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

DIASPORAS; FOREIGN AFFILIATES; FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTS; INNOVATIVE ACTIVITIES; MULTINATIONAL FIRMS; PATENT APPLICATIONS; PATENTS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT;

INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

PATENTS AND INVENTIONS;

EID: 84880366162     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1120.1684     Document Type: Article

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