Incentives and barriers for R & D-based SMEs to participate in European research programs: An empirical assessment for the Netherlands

Science and Public Policy

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 414-428

  Faber, Jan ^a   van Dijk, Jaco ^a   van Rijnsoever, Frank ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Barriers; Eu research programs; Incentives; Innovation policy; International cooperation; Small and medium sized enterprises

Indexed keywords

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; INCENTIVE; INNOVATION; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE;

NETHERLANDS;

EID: 84978975506     PISSN: 03023427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/scipol/scv050     Document Type: Article

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