Transaction costs and capabilities as determinants of the R&D boundaries of the firm: A case study of the ten largest pharmaceutical firms in Japan

Managerial and Decision Economics

Volumn 24, Issue 2-3, 2003, Pages 187-211

  Odagiri, Hiroyuki ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY   (Japan)

^b HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

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EID: 2942658244     PISSN: 01436570     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/mde.1083     Document Type: Article

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