Technology sourcing and output of established firms in a regime of encompassing technological change

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 651-666

  Nicholls Nixon, Charlene L ^a   Woo, Carolyn Y ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Biotechnology; Technological change; Technology sourcing

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COMPETITION; CONTRACTS; DRUG PRODUCTS; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; INDUSTRY; INVESTMENTS; MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE; TECHNOLOGY SOURCING;

TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0038609416     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.329     Document Type: Article

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