Managing radical innovation: The importance of specialized knowledge in the biotech revolution

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 388-411

  Junkunc, Marc T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Initial public offerings; Radical innovation; Secondary shares; Specialized knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 33847262476     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2006.04.004     Document Type: Article

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