Cross-border R&D alliances, absorptive capacity and technology learning

Journal of International Management

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 313-329

  Kim, Chang Su ^a   Inkpen, Andrew C ^b  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^b Garvin School of International Management   (United States)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Cross border R D alliances; Technology learning

Indexed keywords

EID: 25444493599     PISSN: 10754253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.intman.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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