The perception of obstacles to innovation. Foreign multinationals and domestic firms in Italy

Revue d'Economie Industrielle

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 75-104

  Iammarino, Simona ^a   Sanna Randaccio, Francesca ^b   Savona, Maria ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIV LILLE   (France)

Author keywords

Innovation processes; Multinational firms; Obstacles to innovation; Regional location

Indexed keywords

EID: 84975153626     PISSN: 01543229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4000/rei.3953     Document Type: Review

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