Corporate venture capital as a means of radical innovation: Relational fit, social capital, and knowledge transfer

Journal of Engineering and Technology Management - JET-M

Volumn 24, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 11-35

  Weber, Barbara ^a   Weber, Christiana ^b  

^a Bibs Capital   (Switzerland)

^b WZB BERLIN SOCIAL SCIENCE CENTER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Corporate venture capital (CVC); Knowledge; Performance; Radical innovation; Relational fit; Social capital

Indexed keywords

DATA MINING; INVESTMENTS; KNOWLEDGE ENGINEERING; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CORPORATE VENTURE CAPITAL (CVC); RADICAL INNOVATION; RELATIONAL FIT; SOCIAL CAPITAL;

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS;

EID: 34147184778     PISSN: 09234748     EISSN: 18791719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jengtecman.2007.01.002     Document Type: Article

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