The effects of forward and reverse engineering on firm innovation performance in the stages of technology catch-up: An empirical study of China

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Volumn 104, Issue , 2016, Pages 212-222

  Zhang, Gupeng ^a   Zhou, Jianghua ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^b BEIJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Forward engineering; Innovation capacity; Innovation performance; Patent; Reverse engineering; Technology catch up

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; REVERSE ENGINEERING;

FORWARD ENGINEERINGS; INNOVATION CAPACITY; INNOVATION PERFORMANCE; PATENT; TECHNOLOGY CATCH-UP;

INNOVATION;

COMMERCIALIZATION; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INNOVATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TECHNOLOGY POLICY;

CHINA;

EID: 84955472509     PISSN: 00401625     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2016.01.010     Document Type: Article

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