Knowledge transfer in sustainable contexts: A comparative analysis of periods of financial recession and expansion

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2020, Pages

  Alos Simo, Lirios ^a   Verdu Jover, Antonio J ^a   Gomez Gras, Jose M ^a  

^a MIGUEL HERNÁNDEZ UNIVERSITY   (Spain)

Author keywords

Eco innovation; Economic recession; Firm age; Firm size; Intellectual property rights; Knowledge sources; Knowledge transfer

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; FINANCIAL CRISIS; INNOVATION; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; KNOWLEDGE; SAMPLING; STRATEGIC APPROACH; SUSTAINABILITY; TWENTY FIRST CENTURY;

EID: 85087726193     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/SU12124916     Document Type: Article

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