Cooperation with suppliers, firm size and product innovation

Industrial Management and Data Systems

Volumn 114, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 438-455

  Minguela Rata, Beatriz ^a   Fernández Menéndez, Jose ^a   Fossas Olalla, Marta ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Age; Firm size; Product innovation; Radical incremental; Suppliers; Technological cooperation

Indexed keywords

AGE; FIRM SIZE; PRODUCT INNOVATION; RADICAL/INCREMENTAL; SUPPLIERS; TECHNOLOGICAL COOPERATION;

INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; INNOVATION; MANUFACTURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

INDUSTRY;

EID: 84898079089     PISSN: 02635577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/IMDS-08-2013-0357     Document Type: Article

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