From subcontracted R&D to joint collaboration: The role of trust in facilitating this process

International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 205-231

  Ryan, Paul ^a   Giblin, Majella ^a   Walshe, Edel ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND   (Ireland)

Author keywords

joint collaboration; Subcontracting R D; trust

Indexed keywords

EID: 33645121975     PISSN: 02198770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1142/S0219877004000180     Document Type: Article

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