Paula, Fabio de Oliveira; Silva, Jorge Ferreira da - In: Innovation & management review 18 (2021) 2, pp. 175-191
Purpose - The level of R&D spending of a country tends to increase the national patent rate and, in consequence, can … countries from all over the globe. The purpose of this paper is to disassemble the sources of R&D spending and identify the role … of national patent applications as a mediator in the relationship between R&D spending and national development. Design …