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How the innovation-competition link is shaped by technology distance in a high-barrier catch-up economy

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  • Bessonova, Evguenia
  • Gonchar, Ksenia

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The paper studies the effects of competition on innovation in various technology groups of mature Russian manufacturing firms. The purpose of the research is to establish whether more intense competition is good or bad for innovation, and to learn how the response to competition varies between technology leaders, followers and laggards.

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  • Bessonova, Evguenia & Gonchar, Ksenia, 2019. "How the innovation-competition link is shaped by technology distance in a high-barrier catch-up economy," Technovation, Elsevier, vol. 86, pages 15-32.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:techno:v:86-87:y:2019:i::p:15-32
    DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2019.01.002
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