Absorptive capacity and new product development

Journal of High Technology Management Research

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 77-91

  Stock, Gregory N ^a   Greis, Noel P ^b   Fischer, William A ^c  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IMD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; New product development

Indexed keywords

EID: 0004360640     PISSN: 10478310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1047-8310(00)00040-7     Document Type: Article

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