The impact of local linkages, international linkages, and absorptive capacity on innovation for foreign firms operating in an emerging economy

Journal of Technology Transfer

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 809-827

  Liao, Tsai Ju ^a   Yu, Chwo Ming Joseph ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAICHUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENGCHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Innovation; International linkages; Local linkages

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; EMERGING ECONOMIES; FIRM INNOVATION; FOREIGN FIRMS; INTERNATIONAL LINKAGES; MANUFACTURING FIRMS; MODERATING EFFECT; ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INNOVATION;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84886718478     PISSN: 08929912     EISSN: 15737047     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10961-012-9265-8     Document Type: Article

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