The relationship between technology-based and product-based knowledge and alliance formation in new firms

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 143-156

  Kelley, Donna J ^a   Rice, Mark P ^b   Peters, Lois S ^b  

^a BABSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; innovation; technological entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 2542555478     PISSN: 1368275X     EISSN: 17415098     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJEIM.2001.000450     Document Type: Article

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