Technological diversity, related diversification, and firm performance

Strategic Management Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 601-619

  Miller, Douglas J ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diversification; Relatedness; Resource based view

Indexed keywords

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION; MARKETING; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT;

DIVERSIFICATION; RELATEDNESS; RESOURCE-BASED VIEW; TECHNOLOGICAL DIVERSITY;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 33745455957     PISSN: 01432095     EISSN: 10970266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/smj.533     Document Type: Article

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