When do firms undertake R&D by investing in new ventures?

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 26, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 947-965

  Dushnitsky, Gary ^a   Lenox, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Corporate venture capital; External R D; Innovation

Indexed keywords

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY; KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; CASH FLOW; DISTRIBUTION CAPABILITY; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 25144445729     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.488     Document Type: Article

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