Creating new technology through alliances: An empirical investigation of joint patents

Technovation

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 461-470

  Kim, Changsu ^a   Song, Jaeyong ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Absorptive capacity; Alliances; Innovation; Joint patents

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY; ALLIANCES; JOINT PATENTS;

DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; PRODUCTION ENGINEERING;

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

EID: 34447258883     PISSN: 01664972     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2007.02.007     Document Type: Article

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