Technological knowledge base, R&D organization structure and alliance formation: Evidence from the biopharmaceutical industry

Research Policy

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 515-528

  Zhang, Jing ^a   Baden Fuller, Charles ^b   Mangematin, Vincent ^c  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY MANAGEMENT SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c GRENOBLE ECOLE DE MANAGEMENT   (France)

Author keywords

Knowledge breadth; Organization centrality; Strategic alliance; Strategy to ally

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; INDUSTRIAL MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; STRATEGIC PLANNING; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ALLIANCE FORMATION; BIOPHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY; KNOWLEDGE BREADTH; ORGANIZATION CENTRALITY; STRATEGIC ALLIANCE; STRATEGY TO ALLY;

KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS;

EID: 34247577138     PISSN: 00487333     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respol.2007.02.015     Document Type: Article

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