Productive performance based on R&D activities of low-tech firms: an antecedent of the decision to export?

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 801-828

  Gkypali, Areti ^a   Tsekouras, Kostas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

endogeneity; export decision; innovation patterns; R D competencies and capabilities; technical efficiency

Indexed keywords

EID: 84940436761     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438599.2015.1006041     Document Type: Article

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