The role of networking alliances in information acquisition and its implications for new product performance

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 727-744

  Soh, Pek Hooi ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Entrepreneurship; New product development; Strategic alliances

Indexed keywords

EID: 0041511921     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0883-9026(03)00026-0     Document Type: Article

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