Types of Innovation, Competencies of Firms, and External Knowledge Sourcing-Findings from Selected Sectors and Regions of Europe

Journal of the Knowledge Economy

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 330-356

  Tödtling, Franz ^a   Grillitsch, Markus ^a  

^a VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Firm competencies; Geography; Innovation; Knowledge bases; Knowledge sources

Indexed keywords

EID: 84901252507     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18687873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13132-012-0139-y     Document Type: Article

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