Milking partners or symbiotic know-how enhancement? International versus national alliances in Japan's biotech industry

International Business Review

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 625-640

  Gassel, Katrin ^a   Pascha, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Industrial policy; International business; Japan; R D; Research consortia; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0034288054     PISSN: 09695931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0969-5931(00)00023-8     Document Type: Article

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