The institutional arrangements of innovation: Antecedents and performance effects of trust in high-tech alliances

Industry and Innovation

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 45-67

  De Jong, Gjalt ^a   Woolthuis, Rosalinde Klein ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alliance performance; High tech cooperation; Interorganizational trust

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS; HIGH TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY; INNOVATION; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 39349098592     PISSN: 13662716     EISSN: 14698390     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13662710701858520     Document Type: Article

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