Organizational choice in R&D alliances: Knowledge-based and transaction cost perspectives

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 6-7, 2004, Pages 421-436

  Sampson, Rachelle C ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 13244287852     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1199     Document Type: Article

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