External sources of knowledge, governance mode, and R&D performance

Journal of Management

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 597-621

  Fey, Carl F ^a,b   Birkinshaw, Julian ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Sweden)

^b STOCKHOLM SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Russian Federation)

^c LONDON BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

External sourcing; Knowledge; Research and development

Indexed keywords

EID: 23644433846     PISSN: 01492063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0149206304272346     Document Type: Article

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