Governance contingencies for strategic technology alliances: A case in wireless business

International Journal of Technology Management

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 310-329

  Pateli, Adamantia G ^a,c   Giaglis, George M ^b  

^a IONIAN UNIVERSITY   (Greece)

^b ATHENS UNIVERSITY OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS   (Greece)

^c Ionian University   (Greece)

Author keywords

Contingency model; Strategic technology alliances; Technology innovation; Wireless business

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INNOVATION; MARKETING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STRATEGIC PLANNING;

CONTINGENCY MODEL; STRATEGIC TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCES; TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION; WIRELESS BUSINESS;

WIRELESS NETWORKS;

EID: 38549124386     PISSN: 02675730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJTM.2007.015755     Document Type: Article

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