Innovation and Technological Change, Economics of
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We review empirical findings on the determination of R&D and R&D performance, as well as key questions that remain unaddressed. This article briefly considers the Schumpeterian hypotheses relating innovation to market structure and firm size, and considers in more depth the role of firm characteristics and industry-level variables - broadly characterized as reflecting demand, technological opportunity, and demand conditions - in affecting firms' innovative activity and performance.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Cohen, WM
Published Date
- March 26, 2015
Book Title
- International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences: Second Edition
Start / End Page
- 160 - 168
International Standard Book Number 13 (ISBN-13)
- 9780080970868
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.71047-6
Citation Source
- Scopus