Successful product development after firm acquisitions: The role of research and development

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 614-628

  Grimpe, Christoph ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR EUROPEAN ECONOMIC RESEARCH ZEW   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INTEGRATION; INVESTMENTS; PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT (NPD) CAPABILITIES; ORGANIZATIONAL AUTONOMY; POSTMERGER INTEGRATION; TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE;

MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS;

EID: 35248863459     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2007.00275.x     Document Type: Article

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