Opportunism in the R&D alliances of SMES: The roles of the institutional environment and SME size

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 487-513

  Dickson, Pat H ^a   Weaver, K Mark ^b   Hoy, Frank ^c  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROWAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

Author keywords

Governance; National context; Opportunism; R D alliances; Size

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646424667     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.02.003     Document Type: Article

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