Technological outsourcing and product diversification: Do markets for technology affect firms' strategies?

Research Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 1547-1564

  Cesaroni, Fabrizio ^a  

^a SCUOLA SUPERIORE SANT ANNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemical industry; Market for technology; Product diversification; Technological outsourcing; Technology transfer

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMPETITION; COSTS; INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; MARKETING; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

MARKET FOR TECHNOLOGY; PRODUCT DIVERSIFICATION; SPECIALIZED ENGINEERING FIRMS (SEF); TECHNOLOGICAL OUTSOURCING;

OUTSOURCING;

EID: 11844289552     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2004.08.003     Document Type: Article

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