External technology acquisition and firm performance: A longitudinal study

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 91-112

  Tsai, Kuen Hung ^a   Wang, Jiann Chyuan ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HUA INSTITUTION FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

External technology acquisition; Firm performance; Internal R D effort

Indexed keywords

EID: 35348971070     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2005.07.002     Document Type: Article

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