On the relationship between innovation and performance: A sensitivity analysis

Economics of Innovation and New Technology

Volumn 15, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 317-344

  Lööf, Hans ^a   Heshmati, Almas ^b  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^b UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

Author keywords

Community innovation survey; Innovation; Knowledge capital; Knowledge intensity; Manufacturing; Productivity; Services

Indexed keywords

EID: 85062672553     PISSN: 10438599     EISSN: 14768364     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10438590500512810     Document Type: Article

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