Beyond absorptive capacity: In-house R&D as a driver of innovative complementarities

Applied Economics Letters

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 39-42

  Catozzella, Alessandra ^a   Vivarelli, Marco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

complementarity; innovation; R D

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARITY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SYNERGISM;

EID: 84891893166     PISSN: 13504851     EISSN: 14664291     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13504851.2013.835475     Document Type: Article

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