Knowledge acquisition in university industry alliances: An empirical investigation from a learning theory perspective

Journal of Product Innovation Management

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 162-179

  Sherwood, Arthur Lloyd ^a   Covin, Jeffrey G ^b  

^a INDIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRY ALLIANCES; LEARNING PROCESSES;

COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS; KNOWLEDGE BASED SYSTEMS; LEARNING SYSTEMS; SUPPLY CHAINS;

KNOWLEDGE ACQUISITION;

EID: 38749114324     PISSN: 07376782     EISSN: 15405885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5885.2008.00292.x     Document Type: Article

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