Interfirm collaboration networks: The impact of large-scale network structure on firm innovation

Management Science

Volumn 53, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1113-1126

  Schilling, Melissa A ^a   Phelps, Corey C ^b  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Innovation; Networks; Patents

Indexed keywords

ALLIANCE NETWORKS; COLLABORATION NETWORKS; INDUSTRY-LEVEL ALLIANCE NETWORKS; KNOWLEDGE RESOURCES;

CONTRACTS; INNOVATION; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT; PATENTS AND INVENTIONS; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

LARGE SCALE SYSTEMS;

EID: 36849044587     PISSN: 00251909     EISSN: 15265501     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1060.0624     Document Type: Article

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