The Effect of R&D Investments on Market Value of Firms: Evidence from the U.S., Germany, and Japan

Multinational Business Review

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 51-76

  Bae, Sung C ^a   Kim, Dongnyoung ^a  

^a BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Firms; Germany; Japan; Market Value; Research and development; US

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993030295     PISSN: 1525383X     EISSN: 20541686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/1525383X200300016     Document Type: Review

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