Patterns of interactive learning in a high-tech region

Organization Studies

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 145-172

  Meeus, Marius T H ^a   Oerlemans, Leon A G ^a   Hage, Jerald ^b  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Complexity of innovative activities; Interactive learning; Monotonic and non monotonic relations; Resource dependence; Structuring of innovative activities

Indexed keywords

EID: 0040754936     PISSN: 01708406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/017084060102200106     Document Type: Article

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