Evolution of R&D capabilities: The role of knowledge networks within a firm

Management Science

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 771-785

  Nerkar, Atul ^a   Paruchuri, Srikanth ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolutionary; Knowledge networks; Path dependence; R d capabilities

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY; KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS; PATH DEPENDENCE; R&D CAPABILITIES;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORMANCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECTS; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

EID: 20944447947     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1040.0354     Document Type: Article

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