Formation processes of R&D consortia: Which path to take? Where does it lead?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 239-266

  Doz, Yves L ^a   Olk, Paul M ^b   Ring, Peter Smith ^c  

^a INSEAD   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

^c LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary processes; Networks; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0000383609     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-0266(200003)21:3<239::AID-SMJ97>3.0.CO;2-K     Document Type: Article

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