Geographical knowledge search, internal R&D intensity and product innovation of clustering firms in Zhejiang, China

Papers in Regional Science

Volumn 94, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 553-572

  Wu, Aiqi ^a   Wang, Cassandra C ^b   Li, Shengxiao ^c  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c SHAOXING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Breadth; China; Depth; Geographical knowledge search; Product innovation

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; INDUSTRIAL POLICY; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SPILLOVER EFFECT; STRATEGIC APPROACH;

CHINA; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 84939266137     PISSN: 10568190     EISSN: 14355957     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pirs.12090     Document Type: Article

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