How remote are R&D labs? Distance factors and international innovative activities

Journal of International Business Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 649-675

  Castellani, Davide ^a   Jimenez, Alfredo ^b   Zanfei, Antonello ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BURGOS   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF URBINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

cross border investments; geographic distance; innovation and R D; institutional distance

Indexed keywords

EID: 84883418721     PISSN: 00472506     EISSN: 14786990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jibs.2013.30     Document Type: Article

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