The impact of M&A on the R&D process: An empirical analysis of the role of technological- and market-relatedness

Research Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 195-220

  Cassiman, Bruno ^a,b   Colombo, Massimo G ^c   Garrone, Paola ^c   Veugelers, Reinhilde ^b,d  

^a IESE BUSINESS SCHOOL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^d EC DG Ecfin and CEPR ^*

Author keywords

M A; Market relatedness; R D; Scale and scope; Technology relatedness

Indexed keywords

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; MARKETING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PERSONNEL; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

M&A; MARKET-RELATEDNESS; R&D; SCALE AND SCOPE; TECHNOLOGY-RELATEDNESS;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 17044414940     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2005.01.002     Document Type: Article

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